Description

Availability: 3.5.0

This method needs SFCGAL backend.

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).

This method implements the SQL/MM specification. SQL-MM IEC 13249-3: 9.1 (same as CG_3DVolume)

Closed surface geometries can have non-zero volume. Use CG_MakeSolid when the geometry value itself must carry the solid flag.

Example

A closed polyhedral surface has volume. CG_MakeSolid makes the solid representation explicit.

SELECT CG_Volume(geom) As cube_surface_vol,
CG_Volume(CG_MakeSolid(geom)) As solid_surface_vol
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_vol │ solid_surface_vol
─────────────────┼──────────────────
1                │ 1

Figure

See Also

CG_3DArea, CG_MakeSolid, CG_IsSolid