topic Re: Create Hillshade from TIN in 3D Questions

Create Hillshade from TIN

MatthewBoyle — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:46:03 GMT

Is there a way to create a hillshade from a TIN in ArcGIS 10? Thanks!

Re: Create Hillshade from TIN

EvaWillerslev — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 03:35:11 GMT

Matthew

Just to clarify, are you displaying the TIN in ArcScene (in 3D Analyst) and this is where you want to create the shades?

Eva
www.emaps.dk

Re: Create Hillshade from TIN

MatthewBoyle — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:33:17 GMT

I'd like to display the TIN in ArcMap. With 9.3 I thought there was a drop down in the 3D Analyst toolbar where you could create a hillshade from a TIN, but there isn't such an option with v10. I looked through the toolbox for 3D Analyst but didn't see anything that looked similar.

Re: Create Hillshade from TIN

EvaWillerslev — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:00:59 GMT

Hi Matt

I don't think that you can do a hillshading on a TIN in 2D. I believe these are your options:

3D hill shading
Since you have the 3D Analyst extention you should be able to open your TIN in ArcScene. There you can perform a hillshading on the TIN. This is only for display in 3D.

2D hill shading
If you have the Spatial Analyst extention you can do the hill shading on a raster - in 2D. So you would have to first convert the TIN into raster.

Eva Willerslev
www.emaps.dk