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ArcIMS AXL to ArcMap MXD Conversion

January 16th, 2009 by Stephanie Blazey

Jade previously blogged about a MXD to AXL converter script, which is a great tool that I use all the time. We also recently discovered the ”GDK ArcTools” script which enables you to convert the other way – AXL to MXD. While it isn’t perfect, it saves a lot of time by setting all of your data paths, layer names, max and min scales, and successfully converting simple symbology, such as solid fill polygons, and basic points and lines. Value map rendering, grouped layers, raster marker symbols, and labels usually need to be redone or tweaked, but if you are dealing with a lot of data it can be a great start.

Comments

  1. Sham says:
    2009/03/04 at 7:04 am

    Please let me know whether it is possible to convert AXL to MXD

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  2. Stephanie says:
    2009/03/05 at 7:20 pm

    Hi Sham,

    For AXL to MXD conversion I have only used the “GDK ArcTools” script that is linked above, and it worked quite well for me. There are a few other AXL to MXD ArcScripts available for download that you could also try:

    http://arcscripts.esri.com/scripts.asp?eLang=&eProd=&perPage=10&eQuery=AXL+to+MXD&Submit2=Search

    Cheers,
    Stephanie

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  3. Stephanie says:
    2009/03/05 at 7:22 pm

    It looks like my link got cut off — if you head over to the ArcScripts page: http://arcscripts.esri.com/ and search for “AXL to MXD”, you should get a list of a few other conversion scripts available for download.

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  4. Asra says:
    2010/01/22 at 9:44 pm

    Hi…
    Is in possible to convert .DWG files to .MXD

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  5. Stephanie says:
    2010/01/26 at 9:01 am

    There is an “Import from CAD” tool available in ArcMap that should import .DWG files. (In ArcToolbox, under “Conversion Tools” > “To Geodatabase”.)

    http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?id=1480&pid=1475&topicname=Import_from_CAD_(Conversion)

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