TINs may be converted to other types of data used in GMS, such as a 2D mesh or 2D scatter points. TINs can be converted by right-clicking on the TIN in the Project Explorer, Right-clicking on the TIN in the graphics window, or using the following commands in the TIN menu:
The TIN -> 2D Scatter Points command creates a 2D scatter point set from the active TIN. One scatter point is created for each vertex in the TIN. A copy is made of each of the data sets associated with the TIN and the duplicate data sets are stored with the new scatter point set.
The TIN -> 2D Mesh command creates a 2D finite element mesh from the active TIN. One triangular element is created for each triangle in the TIN. Any data sets associated with the TIN are copied to the new mesh.
The TIN Boundary -> Polygon command creates a new polygon in the active coverage in the Map module corresponding to the outer boundary of the active TIN.
The Thiessen to Map command calculates the thiessen polygons from the TIN and converts them to Map Polygons.
The Vertex Strings -> Arcs command creates an arc in the active coverage of the Map module for each of the selected vertex strings.
Also see Building Solids and 3D Meshes with TINs
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TIN Module