An overview of the Package toolset

The Package toolset provides tools to consolidate, package, and share layers (.lyr and .lyrx), maps (.mxd and .mapx), projects (.aprx), address locators (.loc), and geoprocessing results.

Layer files, maps and basemaps in projects, and address locators are containers that reference data that may reside on your local disk, across your local area network, or in your enterprise geodatabase. The tools in the Package toolset allow you to consolidate all your data resources into a single folder location using the consolidation tools or into a single compressed file using the package tools. Using the tools in the Package toolset, you can organize and share your data, maps, address locators, and geoprocessing workflows with others.

Packages can be shared with others using standard file transfer techniques, or shared with a wider audience by publishing them to ArcGIS Online using the Share Package tool.

Tools in the Package toolset

Tool	Description
Consolidate Layer	Consolidates one or more layers by copying all referenced data sources into a single folder.
Consolidate Locator	Consolidate a locator or composite locator by copying all locators into a single folder.
Consolidate Map	Consolidates a map and all referenced data sources to a specified output folder.
Consolidate Project	Consolidates a project (.aprx file) and referenced maps and data to a specified output folder.
Consolidate Toolbox	Consolidates one or more toolboxes (a .tbx or .pyt file) to a specified output folder.
Create Map Tile Package	Generates tiles from a map or basemap and packages the tiles to create a single compressed .tpk file.
Create Mobile Map Package	Packages maps and basemaps along with all referenced data sources into a single .mmpk file.
Create Mobile Scene Package	Creates a mobile scene package file (.mspk) from one or more scenes for use across the ArcGIS platform.
Create Vector Tile Index	Creates a multiscale mesh of polygons that can be used as index polygons when creating vector tile packages.
Create Vector Tile Package	Generates vector tiles from a map or basemap and packages the tiles in a single .vtpk file.
Extract Package	Extracts the contents of a package to a specified folder. The output folder will be updated with the extracted contents of the input package.
Package Layer	Packages one or more layers and all referenced data sources to create a single compressed .lpkx file.
Package Locator	Package a locator or composite locator to create a single compressed .gcpk file.
Package Map	Packages a map and all referenced data sources to create a single compressed .mpkx file.
Package Project	Consolidates and packages a project (.aprx file) of referenced maps and data to a packaged project file (.ppkx).
Package Result	Packages one or more geoprocessing results, including all tools and input and output datasets, into a single compressed file (.gpkx).
Share Package	Shares a package by uploading to ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise.

An overview of the Scene Layers toolset

The following table summarizes the tools in the Scene Layers toolset (a toolset under the Package toolset). These tools are for packaging scene layers and validating third-party scene layer packages.

Tools in the Scene Layers toolset

Tool	Description
Create 3D Object Scene Layer Package	Creates a scene layer package (.slpk file) from a multipatch feature layer input.
Create Building Scene Layer Package	Creates a scene layer package (.slpk file) from a building layer input.
Create Integrated Mesh Scene Layer Package	Creates a scene layer package from OpenSceneGraph binary (OSGB) data.
Create Point Cloud Scene Layer Package	Creates a point cloud scene layer package (.slpk file) from LAS, zLAS, LAZ, or LAS dataset input.
Create Point Scene Layer Package	Creates a point scene layer package (.slpk file) from a point feature layer.
Validate Scene Layer Package	Evaluates a scene layer package file (*.slpk) to determine its conformity to I3S specification.