ArcObjects Library Reference (GeoDatabase)  

ITinTriangle.Area3D Property

The area of the specified triangle as measured on the TIN surface.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public ReadOnly Property Area3D As Double
[C#]
public double Area3D {get;}
[C++]
HRESULT get_Area3D(
  double* pArea
);
[C++]

Parameters

pArea [out, retval]   pArea is a parameter of type double

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.

Description

The returned value is the surface area of the triangle. It takes into consideration the 3-D nature of the triangle. The surface area will always equal to or larger than the 2-D, or projected, area. The larger the difference between 2-D and 3-D areas, the steeper the triangle.

See Also

ITinTriangle Interface