Name
ST_3DUnion — Perform 3D union
Synopsis
geometry ST_3DUnion(geometry geom1, geometry geom2);
Description
Availability: 2.2.0
This method needs SFCGAL backend.
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 ST_Extrude(ST_Buffer(ST_GeomFromText('POINT(100 90)'),
50, 'quad_segs=2'),0,0,30) AS geom1,
ST_Extrude(ST_Buffer(ST_GeomFromText('POINT(80 80)'),
50, 'quad_segs=1'),0,0,30) AS geom2;
 Original 3D geometries overlaid. geom2 is the one with transparency. |
SELECT ST_3DUnion(geom1,geom2)
FROM ( SELECT ST_Extrude(ST_Buffer(ST_GeomFromText('POINT(100 90)'),
50, 'quad_segs=2'),0,0,30) AS geom1,
ST_Extrude(ST_Buffer(ST_GeomFromText('POINT(80 80)'),
50, 'quad_segs=1'),0,0,30) AS geom2 ) As t;
 Union of geom1 and geom2 |