TIN Line (3D Analyst)
Summary
Exports breaklines from a triangulated irregular network (TIN) dataset to a 3D line feature class.
Illustration
Usage
The output lines are attributed with integer values that identify each breakline's type. These codes are stored in a field whose name is defined by the Code Field parameter, and the meaning of the values are defined below:
- 1—Soft breakline, which represent gradual changes in slope.
- 2— Hard breakline, which represent abrupt changes in slope.
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The TIN must have breaklines for this tool to produce line features. If triangle edges are desired regardless of the breaklines, consider using the TIN Edge tool.
Syntax
Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
in_tin |
The input TIN. | TIN Layer |
out_feature_class |
The output feature class. | Feature Class |
code_field (Optional) |
The name of the field in the output feature class that defines the breakline type. The default field name is Code. | String |
Code Sample
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.TinLine_3d('tin', 'tin_line.shp')
The following sample demonstrates the use of this tool in a stand-alone Python script:
"""**************************************************************************** Name: Create Terrain from TIN Description: This script demonstrates how to create a terrain dataset using features extracted from a TIN. It is particularly useful in situations where the source data used in the TIN is not available, and the amount of data stored in the TIN proves to be too large for the TIN. The terrain's scalability will allow improved display performance and faster analysis. The script is designed to work as a script tool with 5 input arguments. ****************************************************************************""" # Import system modules import arcpy import exceptions, sys, traceback from arcpy import env # Set local variables tin = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0) # TIN used to create terrain gdbLocation = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1) # Folder that will store terran GDB gdbName = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(2) # Name of terrain GDB fdName = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(3) # Name of feature dataset terrainName = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(4) # Name of terrain try: arcpy.CheckOutExtension("3D") # Create the file gdb that will store the feature dataset arcpy.management.CreateFileGDB(gdbLocation, gdbName) gdb = '{0}/{1}'.format(gdbLocation, gdbName) # Obtain spatial reference from TIN SR = arcpy.Describe(tin).spatialReference # Create the feature dataset that will store the terrain arcpy.management.CreateFeatureDataset(gdb, fdName, SR) fd = '{0}/{1}'.format(gdb, fdName) # Export TIN elements to feature classes for terrain arcpy.AddMessage("Exporting TIN footprint to define terrain boundary...") boundary = "{0}/boundary".format(fd) # Execute TinDomain arcpy.ddd.TinDomain(tin, tinDomain, 'POLYGON') arcpy.AddMessage("Exporting TIN breaklines...") breaklines = "{0}/breaklines".format(fd) # Execute TinLine arcpy.ddd.TinLine(tin, breaklines, "Code") arcpy.AddMessage("Exporting TIN nodes...") masspoints = "{0}/masspoints".format(fd) # Execute TinNode arcpy.ddd.TinNode(sourceTIN, TIN_nodes) arcpy.AddMessage("Creating terrain dataset...") terrain = "terrain_from_tin" # Execute CreateTerrain arcpy.ddd.CreateTerrain(fd, terrainName, 10, 50000, "", "WINDOWSIZE", "ZMEAN", "NONE", 1) arcpy.AddMessage("Adding terrain pyramid levels...") terrain = "{0}/{1}".format(fd, terrainName) pyramids = ["20 5000", "25 10000", "35 25000", "50 50000"] # Execute AddTerrainPyramidLevel arcpy.ddd.AddTerrainPyramidLevel(terrain, "", pyramids) arcpy.AddMessage("Adding features to terrain...") inFeatures = "{0} Shape softclip 1 0 10 true false boundary_embed <None> "\ "false; {1} Shape masspoints 1 0 50 true false points_embed "\ "<None> false; {2} Shape softline 1 0 25 false false lines_embed "\ "<None> false".format(boundary, masspoints, breaklines) # Execute AddFeatureClassToTerrain arcpy.ddd.AddFeatureClassToTerrain(terrain, inFeatures) arcpy.AddMessage("Building terrain...") # Execute BuildTerrain arcpy.ddd.BuildTerrain(terrain, "NO_UPDATE_EXTENT") arcpy.GetMessages() except arcpy.ExecuteError: print arcpy.GetMessages() except: # Get the traceback object tb = sys.exc_info()[2] tbinfo = traceback.format_tb(tb)[0] # Concatenate error information into message string pymsg = "PYTHON ERRORS:\nTraceback info:\n{0}\nError Info:\n{1}"\ .format(tbinfo, str(sys.exc_info()[1])) msgs = "ArcPy ERRORS:\n {0}\n".format(arcpy.GetMessages(2)) # Return python error messages for script tool or Python Window arcpy.AddError(pymsg) arcpy.AddError(msgs) finally: arcpy.CheckInExtension("3D")