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Conversion 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.

Add CAD Fields

VersionDescription

1.2

New at this version

Add Raster to GeoPackage

VersionDescription

2.1

New parameter added: area_of_interest

Parameter order changed at parameter 6:

  • Old parameter: out_geopackage_raster
  • New parameter: area_of_interest

Parameter tiling_scheme has 2 new options:

  • NSGPROFILE_SCALED_TRANSVERSE_MERCATOR
  • NSGPROFILE_WGS84_GEOGRAPHIC

Parameter tiling_scheme had NSGPROFILE option removed

ASCII to Raster

VersionDescription

2.5

Deprecated

This is a deprecated tool. The Copy Raster tool can now be used to convert an ASCII file representing raster data to a raster dataset.

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

BIM File To Geodatabase

VersionDescription

3.2

New parameter added: include_floorplan

2.5

New at this version

CAD To Geodatabase

VersionDescription

1.3

New at this version

Connect Network Dataset Transit Sources To Streets

VersionDescription

2.9

Deprecated

Tool removed or moved to another toolbox. Now installed with the Public Transit toolbox.

2.4

New at this version

Convert LAS

VersionDescription

3.3

Parameter compression had new option added: EDITED_ZLAS_TO_NON_EDITED

2.8

2 new parameters added:

  • define_coordinate_system
  • in_coordinate_system

2.4

2 new parameters added:

  • in_las
  • file_version

5 parameters removed:

  • compute_stats
  • base_name
  • in_las_dataset
  • folder_recursion
  • las_version

Parameter order changed at parameter 1:

  • Old parameter: in_las_dataset
  • New parameter: in_las

Default value for parameter point_format changed from SAME_AS_INPUT to (blank)

Parameter point_format had SAME_AS_INPUT option removed

Parameter compression had SAME_AS_INPUT option removed

2.3

New at this version

DEM to Raster

VersionDescription

2.5

Deprecated

This is a deprecated tool. The Copy Raster tool can now be used to convert a DEM file representing raster data to a raster dataset.

2.3

New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Excel To Table

VersionDescription

3.4

The label of the Sheet parameter changed from Sheet to Sheet Or Named Range

The parameter Sheet now supports named ranges for .xlsx files.

If the Sheet parameter value is a named range, the field_names_row parameter will now default to the minimum row of the named range.

Support for Named Ranges added:

  • Sheet renamed as Sheet Or Named Ranges
  • field_names_row is now limited to range of Named Range (if one is selected)
  • Named Ranges are only supported for .xlsx files
  • field_names_row will automatically be changed to the minimum row of the Named Range

2.7

2 new parameters added:

  • cell_range
  • field_names_row

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Export Features

VersionDescription

3.0

New at this version

Export Table

VersionDescription

3.0

New at this version

Export To CAD

VersionDescription

2.2

Default value for parameter Output_Type changed from DWG_R2013 to DWG_R2018

Parameter Output_Type has 2 new options:

  • DXF_R2018
  • DWG_R2018

1.2

New at this version

Extract BIM File Floorplan

VersionDescription

3.2

New at this version

Extract Locations From Document

VersionDescription

2.5

New parameter added: req_word_breaks

2.4

License changed from Advanced to Basic

New parameter added: fuzzy_match

Parameter removed: fuzzy_search

Parameter order changed at parameter 22:

  • Old parameter: fuzzy_search
  • New parameter: fuzzy_match

2.3

New at this version

Extract Locations From Text

VersionDescription

2.5

New parameter added: req_word_breaks

2.4

License changed from Advanced to Basic

New parameter added: fuzzy_match

Parameter removed: fuzzy_search

Parameter order changed at parameter 22:

  • Old parameter: fuzzy_search
  • New parameter: fuzzy_match

2.3

New at this version

Features To GPX

VersionDescription

2.6

New at this version

Features To Graphics

VersionDescription

2.9

New at this version

Features To GTFS Shapes

VersionDescription

2.9

Deprecated

Tool removed or moved to another toolbox. Now installed with the Public Transit toolbox.

2.6

New at this version

Features To GTFS Stops

VersionDescription

2.9

Deprecated

Tool removed or moved to another toolbox. Now installed with the Public Transit toolbox.

2.2

New at this version

Feature Class To Feature Class

VersionDescription

3.2

Deprecated

This is a deprecated tool. This functionality has been replaced by the Export Features tool.

1.3

Environment added: Maintain Attachments

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Feature Class To Geodatabase

VersionDescription

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Feature Class To Shapefile

VersionDescription

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Feature to Raster

VersionDescription

2.3

New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Features To JSON

VersionDescription

2.4

New parameter added: use_field_alias

2.2

New parameter added: outputToWGS84

1.3

New parameter added: geoJSON

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Float to Raster

VersionDescription

2.5

Deprecated

This is a deprecated tool. The Copy Raster tool can now be used to convert a float file representing raster data to a raster dataset.

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Generate Shapes Features From GTFS

VersionDescription

2.9

Deprecated

Tool removed or moved to another toolbox. Now installed with the Public Transit toolbox.

2.6

New at this version

GPX To Features

VersionDescription

2.9

New parameter added: Output_Type

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Graphics To Features

VersionDescription

2.9

New at this version

GTFS Shapes To Features

VersionDescription

2.9

Deprecated

Tool removed or moved to another toolbox. Now installed with the Public Transit toolbox.

2.2

New at this version

GTFS Stops To Features

VersionDescription

2.9

Deprecated

Tool removed or moved to another toolbox. Now installed with the Public Transit toolbox.

2.2

New at this version

GTFS To Network Dataset Transit Sources

VersionDescription

3.4

2 new parameters added:

  • output_lve_shapes
  • make_lve_shapes

2.9

Deprecated

Tool removed or moved to another toolbox. Now installed with the Public Transit toolbox.

2.5

2 new parameters added:

  • interpolate
  • append

2.4

New at this version

JSON To Features

VersionDescription

2.2

New parameter added: geometry_type

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

KML To Layer

VersionDescription

3.2

New parameter added: out_suffix

1.3

Parameter in_kml_file has new data type: KML Layer

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

LAS Dataset To Raster

VersionDescription

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Layer To KML

VersionDescription

2.7

Parameter layer has 5 new data types:

  • Feature Layer
  • Layer File
  • Group Layer
  • Raster Layer
  • Mosaic Layer

Parameter layer had data type removed: Layer

1.4

Environment added: Maintain Attachments

1.3

Parameter is_composite has 2 new options:

  • COMPOSITE
  • NO_COMPOSITE

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Map To KML

VersionDescription

3.0

New parameter added: layout

2.7

New at this version

Mesh To LAS

VersionDescription

3.4

New at this version

Mobile Geodatabase To File Geodatabase

VersionDescription

2.4

New at this version

Multipatch To Collada

VersionDescription

3.0

New parameter added: collada_version

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Multipatch to Raster

VersionDescription

2.9

New parameter added: cell_assignment_method

2.3

New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

PDF To TIFF

VersionDescription

2.9

New at this version

Point Cloud To Raster

VersionDescription

3.0

New at this version

Point to Raster

VersionDescription

2.7

New parameter added: build_rat

2.3

New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Polygon to Raster

VersionDescription

2.7

New parameter added: build_rat

2.3

New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Polyline to Raster

VersionDescription

2.7

New parameter added: build_rat

2.3

New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Raster to ASCII

VersionDescription

2.3

New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Raster to Float

VersionDescription

2.3

New environment added: cellSizeProjectionMethod

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Raster To Geodatabase

VersionDescription

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Raster To Other Format

VersionDescription

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Raster to Point

VersionDescription

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Raster to Polygon

VersionDescription

2.1

Two new parameters added:

  • create_multipart_features
  • max_vertices_per_feature

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Raster to Polyline

VersionDescription

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

SAS To Table

VersionDescription

3.1

New parameter added: authinfo_file

2.9

New parameter added: custom_cfg_file

2.8

New at this version

Table To dBASE

VersionDescription

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Table To Excel

VersionDescription

2.2

Supports Office Open XML format (.xlsx) output.

The extension of the output file controls the Excel format. If the extension is .xls, the file format will be Excel Binary File Format. If the extension is .xlsx, the file format will be Office Open XML.

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Table To Geodatabase

VersionDescription

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

Table To SAS

VersionDescription

3.1

New parameter added: authinfo_file

2.9

New parameter added: custom_cfg_file

2.8

New at this version

Table To Table

VersionDescription

3.2

Deprecated

This is a deprecated tool. This functionality has been replaced by the Export Table tool.

1.3

Environment added: Maintain Attachments

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

WFS To Feature Class

VersionDescription

2.9

New parameter added: page_size

2.6

Parameter expose_metadata has 2 new options:

  • EXPOSE_METADATA
  • DO_NOT_EXPOSE

Parameter swap_xy has 2 new options:

  • DO_NOT_SWAP_XY
  • SWAP_XY

Parameter is_complex has 2 new options:

  • NOT_COMPLEX
  • COMPLEX

2.5

New parameter added: swap_xy

2.4

4 new parameters added:

  • expose_metadata
  • max_features
  • out_gdb
  • is_complex

Parameter out_path has new data type: Folder

1.0

Ported from ArcMap 10.3

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