An Overview of Data Conversion

Conversion among points, lines, and regions

  • Conversion among point, line, and region datasets include Line to Region , Region to Line , Line to Point , and Region to Point.

Conversion between CAD and simple data

  • Conversion between CAD and Simple data includes CAD to Simple… , Simple to CAD… , and CAD to Model…

Conversion among network data, point, and lines

  • Network to Line converts network edges to a new line dataset.
  • Network to Point converts network nodes to a new point dataset.
  • Route to Line converts all routes to lines resulting in a line dataset.

Conversion between attribute data and spatial data

  • Field to Text converts a field of a dataset to a text dataset to label your map.
  • Text to Field converts text in a text dataset to a field of a dataset. You need to specify a field to store the output.
  • Text to Point converts anchors of text objects to a point dataset.
  • Attribute to Point creates a point dataset based on the X and Y coordinates specified with the fields in an attribute table.

Conversion between 2D data and 3D data

  • Converts a 2D dataset (point, line, region) to a 3D dataset (point, line, region). The specified Z values will be added to the resulting 3D dataset.
  • Converts a 3D dataset (point, line, region) to a 2D dataset (point, line, region). In the conversion, the Z values will be removed automatically.