TIN Polygon Volume (3D Analyst)

Summary

Calculates the volumetric and surface area between polygons of an input feature class and a TIN surface.

LegacyLegacy:

This is a deprecated tool. To learn more about how this tool works click here to view archived documentation. This functionality has been added to the Polygon Volume tool.

Usage

Syntax

TinPolygonVolume_3d (in_tin, in_feature_class, in_height_field, {reference_plane}, {out_volume_field}, {surface_area_field})
ParameterExplanationData Type
in_tin

The input TIN.

TIN Layer
in_feature_class

The input polygon feature class.

Feature Layer
in_height_field

The name of the field containing polygon reference plane heights.

String
reference_plane
(Optional)

The keyword used to indicate whether volume and surface area are calculated ABOVE the reference plane height of the polygons, or BELOW. The default is BELOW.

String
out_volume_field
(Optional)

The name of the output field used to store the volume result. The default is Volume.

String
surface_area_field
(Optional)

The name of the output field used to store the surface area result. The default is SArea.

String

Code Sample

TIN Polygon Volume example (Python window)

The following Python Window script demonstrates how to use the TIN Polygon Volume function in immediate mode.

import arcgisscripting
gp = arcgisscripting.create()

gp.CheckOutExtension("3D")
gp.workspace = "C:/data"
gp.TinPolygonVolume_3d("tin","PolyVol.shp", "Height", "ABOVE", "Volume", "S_Area")

Environments

Licensing Information

ArcView: Requires 3D Analyst
ArcEditor: Requires 3D Analyst
ArcInfo: Requires 3D Analyst

6/10/2013