Extrude Between (3D Analyst)

Summary

Creates 3D features by extruding each input feature between two triangulated irregular network (TIN) datasets.

Illustration

Usage

• Only the portion of input features that intersect with the horizontal extent of both TINs will be represented in the output.

• The geometry of the extruded features depends on the geometry of the input features:

  • Line and polygon input features result in the creation of multipatch geometry.
  • Point input features result in the creation of line geometry.

Syntax

ExtrudeBetween_3d (in_tin1, in_tin2, in_feature_class, out_feature_class)

Parameter	Explanation	Data Type
in_tin1	The first input TIN.	TIN Layer
in_tin2	The second input TIN.	TIN Layer
in_feature_class	The features that will be extruded between the TINs.	Feature Layer
out_feature_class	The output that will store the extruded features.	Feature Class

Code Sample

ExtrudeBetween example 1 (Python window)

The following sample demonstrates the use of this tool in the Python window:

import arcpy
from arcpy import env

arcpy.CheckOutExtension("3D")
env.workspace = "C:/data"
arcpy.ExtrudeBetween_3d("tin1", "tin2", "study_area.shp", "extrusion.shp")

ExtrudeBetween example 2 (stand-alone script)

The following sample demonstrates the use of this tool in a stand-alone Python script:

'''****************************************************************************
Name: ExtrudeBetween Example
Description: This script demonstrates how to use the 
             ExtrudeBetween tool.
****************************************************************************'''

# Import system modules
import arcpy
from arcpy import env

arcpy.CheckOutExtension("3D")

# Set environment settings
env.workspace = "C:/data"

# Set Local Variables
inTIN1 = "ceiling"
inTIN2 = "floor"
inPoly = "study_area.shp"
# Ensure output has a unique name
outMP = arcpy.CreateUniqueName("extrusion.shp")

#Execute ExtrudeBetween
arcpy.ExtrudeBetween_3d(inTIN1, inTIN2, inPoly, outMP)

Environments

Current Workspace, Scratch Workspace, Output Coordinate System, Extent, Geographic Transformations, XY Resolution, XY Tolerance, Z Resolution, Z Tolerance, Output CONFIG Keyword, Auto Commit, Output XY Domain, Output Z Domain, Output Spatial Grid 1, 2, 3

Licensing Information

ArcView: Requires 3D Analyst

ArcEditor: Requires 3D Analyst

ArcInfo: Requires 3D Analyst