CG_3DDifference
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Name

CG_3DDifference — Perform 3D difference

Synopsis

geometry CG_3DDifference(geometry geom1, geometry geom2);

Description

[Warning]

CG_3DDifference is deprecated as of 3.5.0. Use CG_3DDifference instead.

Returns that part of geom1 that is not part of geom2.

Availability: 3.5.0

This method needs SFCGAL backend.

This method implements the SQL/MM specification. SQL-MM IEC 13249-3: 5.1

This function supports 3d and will not drop the z-index.

This function supports Polyhedral surfaces.

This function supports Triangles and Triangulated Irregular Network Surfaces (TIN).

Examples

3D images were generated using PostGIS ST_AsX3D and rendering in HTML using X3Dom HTML Javascript rendering library.

SELECT CG_Extrude(ST_Buffer(ST_GeomFromText('POINT(100 90)'),
                                50, 'quad_segs=2'),0,0,30) AS geom1,
                                CG_Extrude(ST_Buffer(ST_GeomFromText('POINT(80 80)'),
                                50, 'quad_segs=1'),0,0,30) AS geom2;

Original 3D geometries overlaid. geom2 is the part that will be removed.

 

SELECT CG_3DDifference(geom1,geom2)
                            FROM ( SELECT CG_Extrude(ST_Buffer(ST_GeomFromText('POINT(100 90)'),
                            50, 'quad_segs=2'),0,0,30) AS geom1,
                            CG_Extrude(ST_Buffer(ST_GeomFromText('POINT(80 80)'),
                            50, 'quad_segs=1'),0,0,30) AS geom2 ) As t;

What's left after removing geom2