An overview of the TIN Dataset toolset

The TIN Dataset toolset contains tools for creating, modifying, and converting triangulated irregular network (TIN) datasets. A TIN can be used to model a surface using measurements from point, line, and polygon features.

• Create a TIN surface
• Interactive TIN editor in ArcGIS Pro
• Display TINs in 2D and 3D

Tools in the TIN Dataset toolset

Tool	Description
Copy TIN	Creates a copy of a triangulated irregular network (TIN) dataset.
Create TIN	Creates a triangulated irregular network (TIN) dataset.
Decimate TIN Nodes	Creates a triangulated irregular network (TIN) dataset using a subset of nodes from a source TIN.
Delineate TIN Data Area	Redefines the data area, or interpolation zone, of a triangulated irregular network (TIN) based on its triangle edge length.
Edit TIN	Loads data from one or more input features to modify the surface of an existing triangulated irregular network (TIN).

Conversion Toolset

Tool	Description
LandXML To TIN	This tool imports one or more triangulated irregular network (TIN) surfaces from a LandXML file to output Esri TINs.
TIN Domain	Creates a line or polygon feature class representing the interpolation zone of a triangulated irregular network (TIN) dataset.
TIN Edge	Creates 3D line features using the triangle edges of a triangulated irregular network (TIN) dataset.
TIN Line	Exports breaklines from a triangulated irregular network (TIN) dataset to a 3D line feature class.
TIN Node	Exports the nodes of a triangulated irregular network (TIN) dataset to a point feature class.
TIN Polygon Tag	Creates polygon features using tag values in a triangulated irregular network (TIN) dataset.
TIN to Raster	Interpolates a raster using z-values from the input TIN.
TIN Triangle	Exports triangle faces from a TIN dataset to polygon features and provides slope, aspect, and optional attributes of hillshade and tag values for each triangle.