| | Class | Description |
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 | AddFeatureClassToTerrain | Adds one or more feature classes to a terrain dataset. The feature classes must reside in the same feature dataset as the terrain dataset. |
| AddSurfaceInformation | Add Surface Information uses a surface to interpolate heights for features, converting them to 3D in the background, calculates 3D properties for these features, then writes the property values as attributes to the input feature class. The output z information options vary depending on shape type of the input feature class. |
| AddTerrainPyramidLevel | Adds new pyramid level(s) to an existing terrain dataset. |
| AddZInformation | Examines each 3D shape and adds selected properties as attributes to the input feature class. The output options vary based on the input shape type. |
| AppendTerrainPoints | Adds points or multipoints to a terrain dataset. |
| Ascii3DToFeatureClass | Imports 3D features from one or more ASCII files into a new output feature class. This tool imports XYZ or XYZI or GENERATE file formats. |
| Aspect | Derives aspect from a raster surface. The aspect identifies the downslope direction of the maximum rate of change in value from each cell to its neighbors. |
| BuildTerrain | Performs the necessary steps to make a terrain dataset usable after it's initially defined. It's also used to bring a terrain up to date after it's been modified. |
| ChangeTerrainReferenceScale | Changes the reference scale used by a terrain pyramid level. |
| ChangeTerrainResolutionBounds | Changes the pyramid level resolution bounds for a given feature class contributing to the surface of the terrain dataset. |
| ConstructSightLines | Constructs lines between each of the observer points and each of the target features. |
| Contour | Creates a line feature class of contours (isolines) from a raster surface. |
| ContourList | Creates a feature class of selected contour values from a raster surface. |
| ContourWithBarriers | Creates contours from a raster surface. The inclusion of barrier features will allow one to independently generate contours on either side of a barrier. |
| CopyTin | This tool copies a triangulated irregular network (TIN) in a specified version to another location. |
| CreateTerrain | Creates a new terrain dataset inside the specified feature dataset. Use Add Terrain Pyramid Level, and Add Feature Class To Terrain, followed by Build Terrain to complete the terrain definition and construct a usable terrain. |
| CreateTin | Creates an empty TIN. |
| Curvature | Calculates the curvature of a raster surface, optionally including profile and plan curvature. |
| CutFill | Calculates the volume change between two surfaces. This is typically used for cut and fill operations. |
| DecimateTinNodes | Produces a TIN that is a generalized version of another. A subset of nodes from an input TIN is selected to produce the new TIN. |
| DeleteTerrainPoints | Deletes points from a terrain dataset within an area of interest from one or more feature classes. |
| DelineateTinDataArea | Defines the data area, or interpolation zone, of a TIN based on triangle edge length. |
| Difference3D |
Computes the geometric intersection of two volumes defined by closed multipatch features, based upon the geometric intersection of their patches. Subtracts all the volumes of one feature class from the other and writes the result to a new output feature class. |
| Divide | Divides the values of two rasters on a cell-by-cell basis. |
| EditTin | Adds feature classes to an existing TIN and creates surface features of a TIN based on an input feature class. |
| ExtrudeBetween | Converts polygons into multipatches by extruding them between two input TINs. The output multipatches are written to a new feature class. |
| FeatureClassZToASCII | Exports 3D points, multipoints, polylines, or polygons to ASCII text files in XYZ or GENERATE format. |
| FeatureTo3DByAttribute | Adds a height dimension based on one or two attributes. The height (z-value) of the shape of each feature in the input feature class is set to the value found in the user-specified height field in that feature class. |
| Float | Converts each cell value of a raster into a floating-point representation. |
| HillShade | Creates a shaded relief from a surface raster by considering the illumination source angle and shadows. |
| Idw | Interpolates a raster surface from points using an inverse distance weighted (IDW) technique. |
| Import3DFiles | This tool imports one or more 3D models into an output feature class. |
| Inside3D | Tests each feature to determine if it falls inside a multipatch. If it falls inside a multipatch feature, it writes an entry to a new table indicating which feature it fell within. |
| Int | Converts each cell value of a raster to an integer by truncation. |
| InterpolatePolyToPatch | This tool creates surface-conforming areal features by extracting those portions of a TIN or terrain dataset surface that fall within the extent of input polygons as multipatches. |
| InterpolateShape | This tool interpolates z-values for a feature class based on an underlying raster, triangulated irregular network (TIN), or terrain dataset surface. |
| Intersect3D | Computes the geometric intersection of two volumes defined by closed multipatch features, based upon the geometric intersection of their patches. Features or portions of features which overlap in the two layers and/or feature classes will be written to the Output Feature Class. |
| Intersect3DLineWithMultiPatch | Computes a geometric intersection of the input line and multipatch features, and returns the number of points of intersection. Points (of intersection) and/or lines (resulting from input lines being broken at intersection points) can optionally be written to output feature class(es). |
| IsClosed3D | Determines if 3D features are closed |
| Kriging | Interpolates a raster surface from points using kriging. |
| LandXMLToTin | This tool imports one or more triangulated irregular network (TIN) surfaces from a LandXML file and writes the TIN(s) to location on disk. |
| LASToMultipoint | This tool imports one or more files in LAS format, the industry standard for lidar data, into a new multipoint feature class. Supported LAS file format versions are 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2. |
| Layer3DToFeatureClass | This tool applies 3D properties associated with a feature layer and writes the result to a new multipatch or line feature class. |
| LineOfSight | This tool uses an input 2D or 3D polyline feature class along with a raster, triangulated irregular network (TIN), or terrain dataset surface to determine visibility between observer and target points. A multipatch feature class can optionally be supplied to participate in the visibility analysis. |
| LocateOutliers | Locates points which appear to be anomalies when compared to a surface. These points represent points that may be blunders and may need to be eliminated from the creation of the surface. |
| Lookup | Creates a new raster by looking up values found in another field in the table of the input raster. |
| Minus | Subtracts the value of the second input raster from the value of the first input raster on a cell-by-cell basis. |
| MultiPatchFootprint | Converts multipatches into polygons. The output polygons represent the 2D area covered by the multipatches when viewed from directly above. |
| NaturalNeighbor | Interpolates a raster surface from points using a natural neighbor technique. |
| Near3D | Determines the distance from each feature in the input features to the nearest features in the near features, within the search radius. |
| ObserverPoints | Identifies which observer points are visible from each raster surface location. |
| Plus | Adds (sums) the values of two rasters on a cell-by-cell basis. |
| PointFileInformation | Generates a new output feature class containing statistical information about one or more point files. |
| PolygonVolume | Calculates the volumetric and surface area between polygons of an input feature class and a terrain dataset or TIN surface. |
| RasterDomain | This tool writes the interpolation zone of the input raster surface into a new 3D polyline or 3D polygon feature class. |
| RasterTin | Converts a raster to a TIN. |
| RasterToMultipoint | This tool converts a raster into a new multipoint feature class. |
| ReclassByASCIIFile | Reclassifies or changes the values of the input cells of a raster using an ASCII remap file. |
| ReclassByTable | Reclassifies or changes the values of the input cells of a raster using a remap table. |
| Reclassify | Reclassifies (or changes) the values in a raster. |
| RemoveFeatureClassFromTerrain | Removes reference to a feature class participating in a terrain dataset. If the feature class is embedded it will be extracted and dereferenced. |
| RemoveTerrainPyramidLevel | This tool removes a pyramid level from a terrain dataset. |
| ReplaceTerrainPoints | Adds points and multipoints to the collection of data used by the terrain dataset, replacing data that had previously been used. |
| Skyline | Generates a line or multipatch feature class containing the results from a skyline silhouette analysis. The analysis is conducted from observer points above a functional or virtual surface and will also consider features that are encountered during the analysis. When used in conjunction with other tools, especially the Skyline Barrier tool, shadow volumes and other such features can be created. |
| SkylineBarrier | Generates a multipatch feature class representing a skyline barrier or shadow volume. The barrier is in a sense a surface, and looks similar to a triangle fan formed by drawing a line from the observer point to the first vertex of the skyline, then sweeping the line through all of the vertices of the skyline. A skirt and base can optionally be added to form a closed multipatch, giving the appearance of a solid.
It is possible to create this closed multipatch so that it can serve as a shadow volume. If the input is a silhouette (a multipatch feature class) rather than a skyline (a polyline feature class), then the multipatch is extruded into a shadow volume. |
| SkylineGraph | Calculates sky visibility, and optionally generates a table and a polar graph. The table and graph represent the horizontal and vertical angles going from the observer point to each of the vertices on the skyline. |
| Slice | Slices or reclassifies the range of values of the input cells into zones of equal interval, equal area, or by natural breaks. |
| Slope | Identifies the slope (gradient, or rate of maximum change in z-value) from each cell of a raster surface. |
| Spline | Interpolates a raster surface from points using a two-dimensional minimum curvature spline technique. |
| SplineWithBarriers | |
| SurfaceAspect | This tool extracts aspect information from an input TIN or terrain dataset into an output feature class. It produces a polygon feature class whose polygons are categorized by the input surface triangle aspect values. |
| SurfaceContour | Creates a feature class containing a set of contours generated from a terrain dataset or TIN surface. The output feature class is 2D and contains an attribute with contour values. |
| SurfaceDifference | This tool calculates the volumetric difference between two triangulated irregular networks (TIN), or terrain datasets. |
| SurfaceSlope | Extracts slope information from an input TIN or terrain dataset into an output feature class. |
| SurfaceVolume | This tool calculates the area and volume of a raster, triangulated area network (TIN), or terrain dataset surface above or below a given reference plane. |
| TerrainToPoints | This tool converts a terrain dataset into a new point or multipoint feature class. |
| TerrainToRaster | Converts a terrain dataset into a raster. |
| TerrainToTin | This tool converts a terrain dataset to a file-based TIN. |
| Times | Multiplies the values of two rasters on a cell-by-cell basis. |
| TinDomain | This tool extracts the interpolation zone from an input TIN into an output feature class. |
| TinEdge | Extracts triangle edges from an input TIN into an output feature class. |
| TinLine | The tool writes the hard and soft breaklines from a TIN into a new 3D polyline feature class. |
| TinNode | This tool extracts nodes from an input TIN into an output feature class and produces a 2D or 3D point feature class whose points are extracted from nodes of the input TIN. |
| TinPolygonTag | Extracts polygons with tag information from an input TIN into an output feature class. |
| TinRaster | This tool converts a TIN to a raster. |
| TinTriangle | This tool extracts triangles as polygons from an input TIN into an output feature class and produces a polygon feature class whose polygons are constructed from the input TIN's triangles. |
| TopoToRaster | Interpolates a hydrologically correct raster surface from point, line, and polygon data. |
| TopoToRasterByFile | Interpolates a hydrologically correct raster surface from point, line, and polygon data using parameters specified in a file. |
| Trend | Interpolates a raster surface from points using a trend technique. |
| Union3D | Computes the geometric intersection of the patches of overlapping multipatches, then aggregates the multipatches together. How many features are created as output depends on the tool's settings. |
| Viewshed | Determines the raster surface locations visible to a set of observer features. |
