AreaCalculator

Category: Calculators

Calculates the area of a polygonal feature and adds it as a new attribute. The type of area calculation that is performed is chosen by the type parameter.

For 2D/2.5D geometries, the option of calculating 3D sloped areas is available by selecting "3D" as the type. This option calculates the surface area of the feature, taking height (Z) coordinates into consideration. For the traditional projected area of features, use "2D" as the type.

For 3D geometries, the surface area is always returned.

The multiplier parameter can be used to scale the area from being square ground units (the units of the feature's coordinates) to something else. This parameter may either be entered as a number, or can be taken from the value of a feature attribute by selecting the attribute name from the pull-down list.