3D Analyst toolbox history

The tables below catalog changes made to every tool in the toolbox. There is one table per tool and you can click the tool name to go to the tool reference page.

For more information about how to interpret and use these tables, see Toolbox history topics.

ASCII 3D To Feature Class

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Add Feature Class To Terrain

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Add Surface Information

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Add Terrain Pyramid Level

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Add Z Information

Version	Description
3.0	Required Extension changed from 3D Analyst to None
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Append Terrain Points

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Aspect

Version	Description
3.7	Parameter z_unit has new option added: FOOT_US
3.6	New environments added: gpuID processor_type An input raster with rectangular cells will be processed so that the output raster cells will be square with sides equal to the average of the rectangular length and width.
3.1	New parameter added: analysis_target_device
2.7	New parameter added: project_geodesic_azimuths
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
2.0	2 new parameters added: method z_unit The method parameter allows you choose between the traditional planar method for performing the calculations, and the new geodesic method. When using the geodesic option: A new z_unit parameter is available, which allows you to specify the linear unit of the vertical z-values if it is not already defined in the coordinate system of the input. If a suitable GPU device is available on your system, greater performance will come as a result of the calculations being GPU accelerated. The behavior for how NoData cells and boundary cells are handled was changed. At least seven of the eight cells neighboring the processing cell must have a value, otherwise the output will be NoData. Cells in the outermost rows and columns of the output raster will be NoData.
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Buffer 3D

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Build Terrain

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Calculate Missing Z Values

Version	Description
3.5	New at this version

Change LAS Class Codes

Version	Description
2.8	New parameter added: update_pyramid
2.4	Default value for parameter compute_stats changed from False to True
1.2	3 new parameters added: boundary process_entire_files extent
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Change Terrain Reference Scale

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Change Terrain Resolution Bounds

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Classify LAS Building

Version	Description
2.8	New parameter added: update_pyramid
2.5	6 new parameters added: classification_option classify_below_roof_point below_roof_point_code above_roof_point_code max_above_roof_height classify_above_roof_point Parameter min_height changed from Optional to Required Parameter min_area changed from Optional to Required
2.4	2 new parameters added: reuse_building photogrammetric_data Default value for parameter compute_stats changed from False to True
2.1	Environment added: Parallel Processing Factor New parameter added: point_spacing
1.3	New at this version

Classify LAS By Height

Version	Description
3.2	New parameter added: in_surface Parameter ground_source had new option added: SURFACE
2.8	New parameter added: update_pyramid
2.4	Default value for parameter compute_stats changed from False to True
1.2	New parameter added: boundary
1.0	New at this version

Classify LAS Ground

Version	Description
3.5	5 new parameters added: window_size classification_type classify_key_points window_size_method z_tolerance Parameter method had new option added: CLASSIFY_MODEL_KEY_POINTS
3.4	Parameter method had new option added: RECOVER_RIDGES
3.2	6 new parameters added: classify_high_noise classify_low_noise minimum_height_above_ground minimum_depth_below_ground preserve_low_noise preserve_high_noise
3.1	New parameter added: algorithm
2.8	New parameter added: update_pyramid
2.4	Default value for parameter compute_stats changed from False to True
1.2	New at this version

Classify LAS Noise

Version	Description
2.8	New parameter added: update_pyramid
2.4	Default value for parameter compute_stats changed from False to True
2.0	New at this version

Classify LAS Overlap

Version	Description
2.8	New parameter added: update_pyramid
2.4	Default value for parameter compute_stats changed from False to True
2.0	New at this version

Classify Point Cloud Using Trained Model

Version	Description
3.0	3 new parameters added: excluded_class_codes reference_height batch_size
2.8	New at this version

Colorize LAS

Version	Description
3.7	New parameter added: relative_paths
2.4	Default value for parameter compute_stats changed from False to True
2.1	New at this version

Construct Sight Lines

Version	Description
2.3	New parameter added: sampling_method
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Contour

Version	Description
3.6	An input raster with rectangular cells will be processed so that the output raster cells will be square with sides equal to the average of the rectangular length and width.
2.4	Multi-core support added. Use the Parallel Processing Factor environment to control the number of cores used by the tool.
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
2.2	2 new parameters added: contour_type max_vertices_per_feature
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Contour List

Version	Description
3.7	New parameter added: contour_type
2.4	Multi-core support added. Use the Parallel Processing Factor environment to control the number of cores used by the tool.
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Contour with Barriers

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Copy TIN

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Create Terrain

Version	Description
2.9	New parameter added: triangulation_method
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Create Terrain From BIM

Version	Description
3.7	New at this version

Create TIN

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Curvature

Version	Description
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Cut Fill

Version	Description
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Decimate TIN Nodes

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Delete Terrain Points

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Delineate TIN Data Area

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Detect Objects From Point Cloud Using Trained Model

Version	Description
3.2	New at this version

Difference 3D

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Divide

Version	Description
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Edit TIN

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Enclose Multipatch

Version	Description
1.3	Environments added: XY Resolution Z Resolution
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Enforce River Monotonicity

Version	Description
3.0	New at this version

Evaluate Point Cloud Classification Model

Version	Description
3.0	2 new parameters added: reference_height excluded_class_codes Parameter in_trained_model has new data type: Value Table Parameter in_trained_model had 2 data types removed: File String
2.9	New at this version

Extract LAS

Version	Description
2.8	Parameter in_las_dataset has 2 new data types: Scene Layer File
2.4	New parameter added: compression Default value for parameter compute_stats changed from False to True
1.1	New at this version

Extract LOD2 Buildings

Version	Description
3.6	Parameter in_height_source has new data type: LAS Dataset Layer
3.5	New at this version

Extract Mesh Features Using Point Cloud

Version	Description
3.5	New at this version

Extract Multipatch From Mesh

Version	Description
2.6	New at this version

Extract Objects From Point Cloud

Version	Description
3.6	2 new parameters added: max_height min_height
3.3	3 new parameters added: vertical_scale_factor alpha_radius alpha_calculation Parameter geometry_type had new option added: CONCAVE_HULL_3D
3.2	New at this version

Extract Power Lines From Point Cloud

Version	Description
3.2	Parameter in_point_cloud has 2 new data types: File Scene Layer
3.1	New parameter added: min_line_length
3.0	New parameter added: eliminate_wind
2.7	New at this version

Extract Rails From Point Cloud

Version	Description
3.4	New at this version

Extrude Between

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Feature Class Z To ASCII

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Feature To 3D By Attribute

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Features From CityEngine Rules

Version	Description
1.1	6 new parameters added: in_include_reports out_lines out_points in_existing_fields in_leaf_shapes out_multipoints
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Fence Diagram

Version	Description
2.1	New at this version

Float

Version	Description
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Generate Clearance Surface

Version	Description
3.1	New at this version

Generate Points Along 3D Lines

Version	Description
3.5	New at this version

Geodesic Viewshed

Version	Description
3.6	New environments added: gpuID processor_type An input raster with rectangular cells will be processed so that the output raster cells will be square with sides equal to the average of the rectangular length and width.
3.1	New parameter added: analysis_target_device
2.8	Tool label changed from Viewshed 2 to Geodesic Viewshed.
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.1	New at this version Ported from ArcMap 10.3.1

HillShade

Version	Description
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

IDW

Version	Description
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Import 3D Files

Version	Description
2.3	Required Extension changed from 3D Analyst to None
2.1	Parameter file_suffix had new option added: OBJ
1.2	Parameter symbol_field changed from Required to Optional
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Inside 3D

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Int

Version	Description
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Interpolate Polygon To Multipatch

Version	Description
1.3	Environments added: XY Resolution Z Resolution
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Interpolate Shape

Version	Description
3.7	New parameter added: interpolate_m_value
2.7	Parameter in_surface has new data type: Image Service
2.2	New parameter added: preserve_features Parameter method had new option added: NEAREST
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Intersect 3D

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Intersect 3D Line With Multipatch

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Intersect 3D Line With Surface

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Intersect 3D Lines

Version	Description
2.6	New at this version

Intervisibility

Version	Description
2.7	Parameter obstructions has new data type: File
2.6	Parameter obstructions has new data type: Scene Layer
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Is Closed 3D

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Kriging

Version	Description
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

LAS Building Multipatch

Version	Description
3.3	2 new parameters added: min_height_field max_height_field
3.0	New parameter added: sampling_resolution
1.4	New at this version

LAS Height Metrics

Version	Description
2.4	New parameter added: raster_format
2.1	New at this version

LAS To Multipoint

Version	Description
3.2	Parameter input has new data type: LAS Dataset Layer
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

LandXML To TIN

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

LAS Dataset To TIN

Version	Description
2.2	New parameter added: clip_to_extent
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

LAS Point Statistics By Area

Version	Description
1.0	New at this version

Layer 3D To Feature Class

Version	Description
1.1	Ported from ArcMap 10.3.1

Line Of Sight

Version	Description
3.4	New parameter added: output_graphing_attributes
2.7	Parameter in_surface has 2 new data types: File Scene Layer
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Locate LAS Points By Proximity

Version	Description
2.8	New parameter added: update_pyramid
2.4	Default value for parameter compute_stats changed from False to True
1.0	New at this version

Locate Outliers

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Lookup

Version	Description
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Minimum Bounding Volume

Version	Description
1.1	New at this version

Minus

Version	Description
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Multipatch Footprint

Version	Description
1.3	Environments removed: Output XY Domain Z Resolution Output Z Domain Z Tolerance New parameter added: group_field
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Natural Neighbor

Version	Description
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Near 3D

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Observer Points

Version	Description
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Plus

Version	Description
3.6	An input raster with rectangular cells will be processed so that the output raster cells will be square with sides equal to the average of the rectangular length and width.
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Point File Information

Version	Description
3.2	Parameter input has 2 new data types: Folder LAS Dataset Layer
2.4	Parameter input has new data type: LAS Dataset Layer
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Polygon Volume

Version	Description
3.1	4 new parameters added: out_volume_above_field out_volume_below_field surface_area_above_field surface_area_below_field Parameter reference_plane had new option added: BOTH
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Prepare Point Cloud Object Detection Training Data

Version	Description
3.2	New at this version

Prepare Point Cloud Training Data

Version	Description
3.0	2 new parameters added: excluded_class_codes reference_height
2.8	New at this version

Raster Domain

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Raster To TIN

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Raster To Multipoint

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Reclass by ASCII File

Version	Description
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Reclass by Table

Version	Description
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Reclassify

Version	Description
3.6	An input raster with rectangular cells will be processed so that the output raster cells will be square with sides equal to the average of the rectangular length and width.
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Regularize Adjacent Building Footprint

Version	Description
2.1	New at this version

Regularize Building Footprint

Version	Description
2.9	3 new parameters added: alignment_feature tolerance_type alignment_tolerance
2.5	Parameter method had new option added: ANY_ANGLES_WITH_BIAS
2.0	Environment added: Parallel Processing Factor
1.1	New at this version

Remove Feature Class From Terrain

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Remove Terrain Pyramid Level

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Replace Terrain Points

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Set LAS Class Codes Using Features

Version	Description
2.8	New parameter added: update_pyramid
2.4	Default value for parameter compute_stats changed from False to True
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Set LAS Class Codes Using Raster

Version	Description
2.8	New parameter added: update_pyramid
2.5	New at this version

Simplify 3D Line

Version	Description
2.5	New at this version

Skyline

Version	Description
3.4	New parameter added: vertical_offset
3.1	New parameter added: apply_max_radius_to_features
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Skyline Barrier

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Skyline Graph

Version	Description
2.9	New parameter added: out_image_file
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Slice

Version	Description
3.6	An input raster with rectangular cells will be processed so that the output raster cells will be square with sides equal to the average of the rectangular length and width.
2.9	2 new parameters added: nodata_to_value class_interval_size Parameter slice_type has 4 new options: STANDARD_DEVIATION_MEAN_CENTERED GEOMETRIC_INTERVAL DEFINED_INTERVAL STANDARD_DEVIATION_MEAN_BREAK Parameter number_zones changed from Required to Optional
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Slope

Version	Description
3.7	Parameter z_unit has new option added: FOOT_US
3.6	New environments added: gpuID processor_type An input raster with rectangular cells will be processed so that the output raster cells will be square with sides equal to the average of the rectangular length and width.
3.1	New parameter added: analysis_target_device
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
2.0	2 new parameters added: method z_unit The method parameter allows you choose between the traditional planar method for performing the calculations, and the new geodesic method. When using the geodesic option: A new z_unit parameter is available, which allows you to specify the linear unit of the vertical z-values if it is not already defined in the coordinate system of the input. If a suitable GPU device is available on your system, greater performance will come as a result of the calculations being GPU accelerated. The behavior for how NoData cells and boundary cells are handled was changed. At least seven of the eight cells neighboring the processing cell must have a value, otherwise the output will be NoData. Cells in the outermost rows and columns of the output raster will be NoData.
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Spline

Version	Description
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Spline with Barriers

Version	Description
2.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.5

Stack Profile

Version	Description
3.7	2 parameters added: multipatch_rep out_legacy_table Parameter out_graph has new data type: String Parameter out_graph has removed data type: Graph Direction for parameter out_graph changed from Output to Input
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Sun Shadow Frequency

Version	Description
2.7	Parameter time_zone had new option added: Yukon_Standard_Time
2.5	Parameter time_zone had new option added: Qyzylorda_Standard_Time
2.2	New at this version

Sun Shadow Volume

Version	Description
2.7	Parameter time_zone had new option added: Yukon_Standard_Time
2.5	Parameter time_zone had new option added: Qyzylorda_Standard_Time
2.2	Parameter time_zone has 2 new options: Sudan_Standard_Time Sao_Tome_Standard_Time
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Surface Aspect

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Surface Contour

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Surface Difference

Version	Description
2.1	4 new parameters added: reference_method boundary method extent Parameter in_reference_surface has new data type: LAS Dataset Layer Parameter in_surface has new data type: LAS Dataset Layer
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Surface Parameters

Version	Description
3.7	Parameter z_unit has new option added: FOOT_US
3.6	An input raster with rectangular cells will be processed so that the output raster cells will be square with sides equal to the average of the rectangular length and width.
3.1	New parameter added: in_analysis_mask
2.9	Parameter parameter_type had four new options: CONTOUR_CURVATURE CONTOUR_GEODESIC_TORSION GAUSSIAN_CURVATURE CASORATI_CURVATURE
2.7	New at this version

Surface Slope

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Surface Volume

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Terrain To Points

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Terrain To Raster

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Terrain To TIN

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Thin LAS

Version	Description
2.4	Default value for parameter compute_stats changed from False to True
2.1	New at this version

Tile LAS

Version	Description
2.4	Default value for parameter compute_stats changed from False to True
2.2	New parameter added: out_folder
1.3	New at this version

Times

Version	Description
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

TIN Domain

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

TIN Edge

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

TIN Line

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

TIN Node

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

TIN Polygon Tag

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

TIN To Multipatch

Version	Description
3.7	New at this version

TIN To Raster

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

TIN Triangle

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Topo to Raster

Version	Description
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Topo to Raster by File

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Train Point Cloud Classification Model

Version	Description
3.5	Parameter architecture had new option added: POINT_TRANSFORMER_V3
3.4	New parameter added: loss_function
3.2	Parameter architecture had new option added: MMDETECTION3D_SECOND
3.1	New parameter added: architecture
3.0	Parameter attributes had new option added: RELATIVE_HEIGHT
2.9	2 new parameters added: learning_rate_strategy out_epoch_stats
2.8	New at this version

Train Point Cloud Object Detection Model

Version	Description
3.5	Parameter architecture had new option added: POINT_TRANSFORMER_V3
3.2	New at this version

Trend

Version	Description
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Union 3D

Version	Description
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Update Feature Z

Version	Description
1.4	New at this version

Viewshed

Version	Description
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Visibility

Version	Description
2.3	New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod
1.0	Ported from ArcMap 10.3