ST_3DArea
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## Name

ST_3DArea — Computes area of 3D surface geometries. Will return 0 for solids.

## Synopsis

`floatST_3DArea(`geometry geom1`)`;

## Description

Availability: 2.1.0

This method needs SFCGAL backend.

This method implements the SQL/MM specification. SQL-MM IEC 13249-3: 8.1, 10.5

This function supports 3d and will not drop the z-index.

This function supports Polyhedral surfaces.

This function supports Triangles and Triangulated Irregular Network Surfaces (TIN).

## Examples

Note: By default a PolyhedralSurface built from WKT is a surface geometry, not solid. It therefore has surface area. Once converted to a solid, no area.

    SELECT ST_3DArea(geom) As cube_surface_area,
    	ST_3DArea(ST_MakeSolid(geom)) As solid_surface_area
      FROM (SELECT 'POLYHEDRALSURFACE( ((0 0 0, 0 0 1, 0 1 1, 0 1 0, 0 0 0)),
        ((0 0 0, 0 1 0, 1 1 0, 1 0 0, 0 0 0)),
        ((0 0 0, 1 0 0, 1 0 1, 0 0 1, 0 0 0)),
        ((1 1 0, 1 1 1, 1 0 1, 1 0 0, 1 1 0)),
        ((0 1 0, 0 1 1, 1 1 1, 1 1 0, 0 1 0)),
        ((0 0 1, 1 0 1, 1 1 1, 0 1 1, 0 0 1)) )'::geometry) As f(geom);

     cube_surface_area | solid_surface_area
    -------------------+--------------------
                     6 |                  0

## See Also

ST_Area, ST_MakeSolid, ST_IsSolid, ST_Area

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