Package com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.tools.conversiontools

The Conversion toolbox contains tools that convert data between various formats.

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Class Summary

AddCADFields	Adds reserved CAD fields recognized by the Export To CAD tool.
ASCIIToRaster	Converts an ASCII file representing raster data to a raster dataset.
CadToGeodatabase	Reads a CAD dataset and creates feature classes of the drawing.
CreateCADXData	Creates an attribute field called 'XDList' in the Input Table.
DEMToRaster	Converts a digital elevation model (DEM) in a United States Geological Survey (USGS) format to a raster dataset.
ESRITranslator	Uses the ArcGIS metadata translation engine to export metadata content from ArcGIS to a stand-alone metadata XML file.
ExportCAD	Creates one or more CAD drawings based on the values contained in one or more input feature classes or feature layers and supporting tables.
ExportMetadata	Updates metadata to contain the most current properties of the ArcGIS item before processing the metadata and finally exporting it to an XML file that conforms to a standard metadata format.
ExportMetadataMultiple	Exports metadata for many ArcGIS items to a designated folder.
FeatureclassToCoverage	Creates a single ArcInfo coverage from one or more input feature classes or layers.
FeatureClassToFeatureClass	Converts a shapefile, coverage feature class, or geodatabase feature class to a shapefile or geodatabase feature class.
FeatureClassToGeodatabase	Converts one or more feature classes or feature layers to geodatabase feature classes.
FeatureClassToShapefile	Copies the features from one or more feature classes or layers to a folder of shapefiles.
FeatureToRaster	Converts features to a raster dataset.
FloatToRaster	Converts a file of binary floating-point values representing raster data to a raster dataset.
ImportCAD	Converts a collection of CAD files into feature classes and data tables using a predefined and highly normalized schema for the purpose of further translation into GIS data.
ImportCADAnnotation	Converts a collection of CAD annotation features to geodatabase annotation.
ImportCoverageAnnotation	Converts a collection of coverage annotation features to geodatabase annotation.
ImportFromE00	Imports an ArcInfo interchange file (.e00).
ImportMetadata	Imports metadata to the target item after converting the source item's metadata to ArcGIS metadata, if appropriate.
KMLToLayer	This tool converts a KML or KMZ file into a feature class along with a layer file dervived from the source render information inside the KML/KMZ.
LayerToKML	This tool converts an in-memory or file-based feature or raster layer into a KML file containing a translation of ESRI geometries and symbology.
MapToKML	This tool converts a map document into a KML file containing a translation of ESRI geometries and symbology.
MDPublisher	Publishes metadata to a metadata catalog such as an ArcIMS Metadata Service.
MetadataImporter	Copies metadata from the source item to the target item.
MultipatchToCollada	Converts one or more multipatch features into a collection of COLLADA files and referenced texture image files in an output folder.
PointToRaster	Converts point features to a raster dataset.
PolygonToRaster	Converts polygon features to a raster dataset.
PolylineToRaster	Converts polyline features to a raster dataset.
RasterToASCII	Converts a raster dataset to an ASCII text file representing raster data.
RasterToFloat	Converts a raster dataset to a file of binary floating-point values representing raster data.
RasterToGeodatabase	Loads multiple raster datasets into a geodatabase or raster catalog.
RasterToOtherFormat	Converts one or more raster dataset formats supported by ArcGIS to a BIL, BIP, BMP, BSQ, ENVI DAT, GIF, GRID, ERDAS IMAGINE, JPEG, JPEG 2000, PNG TIFF, or to a geodatabase raster dataset format.
RasterToPoint	Converts a raster dataset to point features.
RasterToPolygon	Converts a raster dataset to polygon features.
RasterToPolyline	Converts a raster to polyline features.
RasterToVideo	Creates a video file from a set of images.
SetCADAlias	Renames one or more existing field name aliases by matching columns from the input table with a list of CAD-specific fields with the appropriate name recognized by the Export To CAD tool.
SynchronizeMetadata	Automatically updates an ArcGIS item's metadata with the current properties of the item.
TableToDBASE	Converts one or more tables to dBASE tables in an output folder.
TableToGeodatabase	Converts one or more tables to geodatabase tables in an output personal, file, or SDE geodatabase.
TableToTable	Converts an input table to a dBASE or geodatabase table.
UpgradeMetadata	Updates an ArcGIS item's metadata or a stand-alone XML file to the current ArcGIS metadata format.
USGSMPTranslator	Uses the USGS metadata parser utility, known as mp, to export or validate FGDC metadata content.
ValidateMetadata	Exports metadata to a standard metadata format then validates the exported file.
ValidateMetadataMultiple	Exports metadata for many ArcGIS items to a designated folder, then validates the exported files.
WFSToFeatureClass	Imports a feature type from a web feature service (WFS) to a feature class in a geodatabase.
XMLSchemaValidator	Uses the .NET 3.5 Framework's XML software to validate an ArcGIS item's metadata or any XML file.
XSLTransform	Uses the .NET 3.5 XML software to transform an ArcGIS item's metadata or any XML file using an XSLT 1.0 stylesheet and save the result to an XML file.

Package com.esri.arcgis.geoprocessing.tools.conversiontools Description

The Conversion toolbox contains tools that convert data between various formats. The following table lists the toolsets available in the Conversion toolbox and provides a brief description of each.

Name	Description
From Raster toolset Toolset	Contains tools that convert raster data to other formats
Metadata toolset Toolset	Contains tools to validate the metadata content according to a specific metadata standard or export the metadata content to standalone metadata files that can be used with other metadata software
To CAD toolset Toolset	Contains tools that prepare and convert features to a native computer-aided design (CAD) format
To Coverage toolset Toolset	Contains tools that convert feature classes to the coverage format
To dBASE toolset Toolset	Contains tools that convert tables to dBASE format
To Geodatabase toolset Toolset	Contains tools that convert features and CAD files to geodatabase feature classes.
To Raster toolset Toolset	Contains tools that convert data to rasters
To Shapefile toolset Toolset	Contains tools that convert features to shapefiles