Volume of Polygons

Open Table of Contents ToolBox Implementation
Calculates the Volume and 3D Area of the polygons from the input polygon dataset based on user assigned level or different levels for each polygon from a field in the attribute table and the surface defined by an ESRI TIN or PolygonZ TIN. The Volume calculated for each polygon is split in two portions -  above and below the surface. 

Inputs:

  • A polygon feature class
  • An ESRI TIN or PolygonZ TIN
  • Level for all polygons or field from the attribute table containing the level information.

Outputs:

  • A polygon feature class with several new fields added
    • ET_VAbove - Volume of the polygon above the surface
    • ET_VBelow - Volume of the polygon below the surface
    • ET_Area3D - 3D Area of the polygon
    • ET_Area - 2D Area of the polygon
  • All attributes of the original polygons are preserved.

ToolBox implementation

Command line syntax - two different toolbox tools available depending on the type of the input TIN. Check the color coding for specifics.

ETS_GPVolumeOfPolygonsEsriTIN <Input Dataset> <Input TIN>  <Out Feature Class> {Level Field} {Level}
ETS_GPVolumeOfPolygonsPolygonZTIN <Input Dataset> <Input TIN>  <Out Feature Class>  {Level Field} {Level}

Parameters

Expression Explanation
<Input Dataset> A Polygon feature layer or feature class
<Input TIN> An ESRI TIN layer or dataset
<Input TIN> A PolygonZ TIN (feature class)
<Out Feature Class> A String - the full name of the output feature class.
 {Level Field} A String indicating the field name of the input polygon attribute table to be used for levels of the polygons
{Level} A Double indicating the level for all input polygons

Scripting syntax

ETS_GPVolumeOfPolygonsEsriTIN (Input Dataset, Input TIN, Out Feature Class, Level Field)

ETS_GPVolumeOfPolygonsPolygonZTIN (Input Dataset, Input TIN, Out Feature Class, Level Field)

See the explanations above:
<> - required parameter
{} - optional parameter

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