[GRASSLIST:9728] Re: drop column?

[David Bitner]

Is there a way to extract elevations (either from contours or a dem)
into a 2D line to add a 3rd dimension to the line?  Also, is it
possible to create a distance, elevation profile along this line?

Right now I have a 2D shapefile of a race course and a DEM (or
contours) of the same area.  I would like to create a plot of distance
to elevation across the course.

I am jumping into Grass for the first time, so help at the most basic
level would be great.

Thanks,
David