CreateTIN

Create TIN

Builds a Triangulated Irregular Network from a feature layer

Input feature layer (Point, Polyline, Polygon).
Output TIN name.
An elevation field - numeric field with elevation values. If the features have Z values, they can be used for elevation. In this case the input string should be "Shape".
Triangulation method to be used - "Points" or "Hard breaklines"

Notes :

See Surface types for more information about Triangulated Irregular Network.
If the input features are polylines or polygons, they can be triangulated as Hard breaklines.
Features with NULL values in the elevation field are ignored.

Source Layer (polyline)

Result TIN

Parameters

Expression	Explanation
Function Name	CreateTin
<input dataset>	A String representing the input feature dataset.
<output tin>	A String - the full name of the output TIN.
<elevation field>	A String representing the name of the field to be used as a source for the elevations. Use "Shape" to use the feature Z values.
<triangulation type>	A String - possible values are "Points" and "Hard breaklines".

ETSPath used in the table below is the full path to ETSRun.exe (E.G. "C:\Program Files\ETSpatial Techniques\ETSurface\ETSRun.exe")

Language	Syntax
Python	subprocess.call([ETSPath, "CreateTin", "input dataset", "output tin", "elevation field", "triangulation type"])
.NET using ETSRun.exe	StartInfo.FileName = ETSPath StartInfo.Arguments = "CreateTin" "input dataset" "output tin" "elevation field" "triangulation type"
.NET using ETSOutX.dll	CreateTin(input dataset, output tin, elevation field, triangulation type)
ArcPy	arcpy.CreateTin("input dataset", "output tin", "elevation field", "triangulation type")

Notes:

<> - required parameter
{} - optional parameter
See examples for Python , .NET or ArcPy
The argument separator for StartInfo.Arguments is space. If a string might contain a space, you need to double quote it.