Description

Availability: 3.5.0

This method needs SFCGAL backend.

This method implements the SQL/MM specification. SQL-MM IEC 13249-3: 8.1, 10.5

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

Note: By default a PolyhedralSurface built from WKT is a surface geometry, not solid. It therefore has surface area. Once converted to a solid, no area.

SELECT CG_3DArea(geom) As cube_surface_area,
            CG_3DArea(CG_MakeSolid(geom)) As solid_surface_area
            FROM (SELECT 'POLYHEDRALSURFACE( ((0 0 0, 0 0 1, 0 1 1, 0 1 0, 0 0 0)),
            ((0 0 0, 0 1 0, 1 1 0, 1 0 0, 0 0 0)),
            ((0 0 0, 1 0 0, 1 0 1, 0 0 1, 0 0 0)),
            ((1 1 0, 1 1 1, 1 0 1, 1 0 0, 1 1 0)),
            ((0 1 0, 0 1 1, 1 1 1, 1 1 0, 0 1 0)),
            ((0 0 1, 1 0 1, 1 1 1, 0 1 1, 0 0 1)) )'::geometry) As f(geom);

            cube_surface_area | solid_surface_area
            -------------------+--------------------
            6 |                  0    

See Also

CG_Area, CG_MakeSolid, CG_IsSolid, CG_Area