topic 3D Analyst and Spatial Analyst - Time for these two to be combined? in 3D Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/3d-analyst-and-spatial-analyst-time-for-these-two/m-p/291372#M1732 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>This is an opinion discussion. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I think the time has come for ESRI to combine these tools as a single extension (dare I say include it as part of the core).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>While not as long in the tooth as some, I have been using both 3D and SA since 8.3.&nbsp; It made some sense at the time to keep these separate.&nbsp; They were newly developed and the costs for this needed to be payed for.&nbsp; Majority of users' computational power wasn't all that great so the adoption rate also lagged.&nbsp; Fast-forward to 2013 and beyond, these two extensions have more-or-less morphed into the same thing for the majority of users if have come across.&nbsp; Sure they have added a slew of new features specific to 3D or SA, but a lot of the tools exist in both toolboxes, only further complicating the issue of license and model management.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>What is keeping them separate and/or out of the core product? </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Are there reasons other than financial incentive for ESRI to continue this way?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Cheers</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 03 Dec 2013 21:10:59 GMT AndrewMoffitt 2013-12-03T21:10:59Z 3D Analyst and Spatial Analyst - Time for these two to be combined? https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/3d-analyst-and-spatial-analyst-time-for-these-two/m-p/291372#M1732 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>This is an opinion discussion. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I think the time has come for ESRI to combine these tools as a single extension (dare I say include it as part of the core).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>While not as long in the tooth as some, I have been using both 3D and SA since 8.3.&nbsp; It made some sense at the time to keep these separate.&nbsp; They were newly developed and the costs for this needed to be payed for.&nbsp; Majority of users' computational power wasn't all that great so the adoption rate also lagged.&nbsp; Fast-forward to 2013 and beyond, these two extensions have more-or-less morphed into the same thing for the majority of users if have come across.&nbsp; Sure they have added a slew of new features specific to 3D or SA, but a lot of the tools exist in both toolboxes, only further complicating the issue of license and model management.&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>What is keeping them separate and/or out of the core product? </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Are there reasons other than financial incentive for ESRI to continue this way?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Cheers</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 03 Dec 2013 21:10:59 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/3d-analyst-and-spatial-analyst-time-for-these-two/m-p/291372#M1732 AndrewMoffitt 2013-12-03T21:10:59Z