This tool converts ArcMap views (all layers in the view) into AXL configuration files, both for shapefiles and for raster files.

Updated on 15-08-2003

NEW:
- ArcSDE layers are supported
- A number of bug fixes and improvements, among others problems with symbologies/classifications based on strings and min/max scale factors.

Installation: 

A required component is the msxml3.dll, usually already on your system in the system32 folder.

- Put the two dll files somewhere on your system. 

- You may want to check if the file regtool5.dll is allready somewhere on your system.
- Register both of the dll files using regsvr32.exe.  (a commandline DOS utility). (From a DOS window type 'regsvr32 regtool5.dll'. Make sure the directory you work in is the one where the regtool5.dll can be found)

- Goto the Customize window in ArcMap (right-click on the toolbar in ArcMap, or Tools-Customize in the menu).
- Select 'Add from file...' and point to the MXDtoAXL.dll file. This should add a tool 'MXD to *.AXL file' in the Commands-Tools section (second tab in the customize window).

This tool is freeware, but I would appreciate an e-mail if you like it ;-) (Jeroen@Ticheler.net)
You can not sell this tool or make it part of a commercial package!

This utility supports the following renderers/ symbology:

For Shapefiles:
Features
  - Single symbol
Categories
  - Unique values
Quantities
  - Graduated colors
  - Graduated symbols
  - Proportional symbols (you might want to edit the sizes of the symbols, they can re scale funny in different 
ArcIMS viewers!)
Dot density, charts and multiple attributes are not possible or not implemented yet.

For Raster data:
- Unique values
- Classified
- Stretched
Limitations with raster files: only integer raster layers are supported by ArcIMS 4. You can however classify on 
a 
string or 
double type attribute field as long as a corresponding integer field is available.

You can set image transparency for both raster files and the image service itself.

Supported symbols:
A reasonable amount of symbols are supported, but some are replaced with a default fill or line symbol. What 
should work are:
- True type symbols for point features and North arrow.
- Graduated fill symbols
- Multi layer symbols
- Transparency settings on layers and symbols
Not yet supported are label renderers, labels will not be converted.

The coordinate system for each layer and for the viewer are written into the AXL file, both as number and as 
string, the last is commented out. It is important to properly set the reference system for correctly working map 
services. Take care with maps that have raster files, they might take long time to re project if the map 
coordinate system is different from the raster layer (sometimes not even work!).


Currently I have only tested the tool with different Shapefiles and raster files, others helped me testing with 
ArcSDE Layers (thanks for that!). Other data types are not supported, although the symbology conversion 
might work for them too.

Tip: You can also use the tool to quickly create renderer AXL to be used in e.g. HTML viewer applications 
etc

Good luck,
Jeroen Ticheler