Does MakeLasDatasetLayer inherit an enabled surface constraint from the Las Dataset?

[TedRakel]

I have a Las Dataset with a surface constraint on it.  The surface constraint is present and enabled on the las dataset

From this las dataset, I have created a layer which represents only the ground points.  I wrote a python script to do this.  I used the tool arcpy.management.MakeLasDatasetLayer followed by arcpy.SaveToLayerFile_management.  However, I notice in arc map when examing the new layer which represents ground points that the suface constraint is present but not enabled.

I have to open the properties of the layer which represents only ground points and enable the surface constraint from within arc map.  Is there a way to do this programmatically?  I have hundreds of these to do because my client's lidar data is organized into many folder representing many flights over many years.

[XanderBakker · Accepted solution]

When you execute arcpy.management.MakeLasDatasetLayer, do you specify the surface_constraints or do you leave this as it is? According to the help:

The name of the surface constraint features that will be enabled in the layer. All constraints are enabled by default.

... the constraints (if specified) are enabled by default.

[TedRakel]

Now that I have a script to perform this, the problem seems to have gone away.   I can't reliably reproduce this.  I forgot to mention that I'm on arc gis 10.2.1.