Tools that honor the Minimize memory use during analysis on terrains environment control memory use during analysis on terrains.
This option influences the block size used by terrain during analysis. The default allows the software to determine how many tiles it can group together as a block. If you select this option, the terrain block size is forced to be equal to the terrain tile size.
Usage notes
- It is recommended that you turn this option on in a server environment in which multiple processes may be running simultaneously and each process needs to be very conservative with its memory use.
Dialog syntax
- Checked—Memory use will be minimized during terrain analysis.
- Unchecked—Memory use will not be minimized during terrain analysis. This is the default.
Scripting syntax
arcpy.env.terrainMemoryUsage = boolean_option
| Parameter | Explanation |
|---|---|
boolean_option | Specifies whether to minimize memory usage. The default is False. |
Script example
import arcpy
# Set the terrainMemoryUsage environment to True
arcpy.env.terrainMemoryUsage = True