What’s new in XTools Pro 6.0
- À new tool provided for more convenient and efficient work with metadata in ArcMap. In addition to editing and viewing, you can password protect your metadata or parts of it, create your own metadata templates and track data revision history in your metadata.
XTools Pro Navigator
- A new look and feel of XTools Pro, Navigator provides a new convenient access to the extension functionality.
MXD Info
- A new tool for retrieving information about MXD documents and defragmenting MXDs has been developed.
Create Grid from Points
- A new tool for interpolating Grids from Points has been added to the Surface Tools menu.
New geoprocessing tools
- Import Data from KML
- Delete Multiple Fields
- Create Grid from Points
- Create Grid from Contours
- Convert Grid to Contours
Updated tools
- Identify Pro
- Find Duplicates
- Import Data from KML
- Change Datasources
- Table Restructure
Other changes
- Updated menu
- New licensing
- More free tools
- XTools Pro 6.0 provides new 45-days trial period for unregistered users
- Minor bug fixes and enhancements
What’s new in XTools Pro 5.3
Split Polylines
- a new option for splitting polylines by point layers has been added
Export Data to KML
- layers transparency/opacity property is now supported
Import Data from KML
- a few minor bugs fixed
Identify Pro
- a few bug fixes introduced in the tool
Extract Map
- a few bug fixes introduced in the tool
Go to Google Earth
- ArcGIS 9.2 compatibility bug fixed
Split Polygons
- a new geoprocessing function has been added in the XTools Pro toolbox
XTools Pro toolbox
- now XTools Pro toolbox is automatically added in the first ArcMap session after XTools Pro is installed. Note, it will not be saved automatically in your ArcToolbox and will not appear in the next sessions. Therefore, if you need it please save it manually.
Other changes
- XTools Pro 5.3 provides new 30-days trial period for unregistered users
- Minor bug fixes and enhancements
ArcGIS compatibility
- XTools Pro 5.x version is compatible with ArcGIS 8.x/9.x
What’s new in XTools Pro 5.2
What’s new in XTools Pro 5.1
XTools Pro 5.1 release is a major upgrade introducing following new and updated tools and features for ArcGIS users:
Windows Vista compatibility
- XTools Pro 5.1 is now compatible and can be used with Windows Vista operating system
Split Polygons
- a new tool for splitting polygons is implemented
Extract Map
- a new option for outputting extracted maps to .mxd format is implemented
- a new option allowing renaming long attribute fields when extracting from geodatabase to shapefiles is added
- a new option for silent extraction requiring no user interaction is added
Export Data to KML
- exporting to KMZ format is now supported
- a bug with exporting point layers symbology is fixed
- a bug with exporting "Null" values in geodatabase feature classes is fixed
Find Duplicates
- a new option for removing duplicates is introduced
Export Table to Text
- non-English names for output folders are now supported
- text files can be output in ANSI, UTF-8, and UTF-16 formats
Callout Identify
- now you can select a layer that will be processed by the tool
Calculate Tool
- new measure units added
Import Data from KML
- input KML/KMZ files are now not deleted after processing
- the tool is now compatible with ArcGIS 9.1
MultiDelete Fields
- progress bar is added
Identify Pro
- related tables are now correctly supported
- improved performance when working with related tables
Create FeatureClass/Table
- a bug with creating new feature classes in ArcGIS 9.1 is fixed
Other changes
- XTools Pro 5.1 provides new 30-days trial period for unregistered users
- Minor bug fixes and enhancements
What’s new in XTools Pro 5.0
XTools Pro 5.0 release is a major upgrade introducing following new and updated tools and features for ArcGIS users:
GO TO tools
- new tools for viewing current ArcGIS map locations in Google Earth, Google Maps and Microsoft Live Search Maps
Auto Save MXD
- a new feature for auto saving backup copies of .mxd map documents
Change Datasources
- a new tool allowing fixing broken links to data sources in the map documents
Callout Identify
- a new tool for flexible identifying features and creating advanced feature
Import Data from KML
- a new tool for importing data from KML/KMZ files
ArcGIS File Geodatabase Support
- Create file geodatabase tool
- Create file geodatabase geoprocessing function in XTools Pro toolbox
- File geodatabase support as output data format
Updates Notification
- a new feature that will notify users about newer XTools Pro versions
Catalog Tab and Catalog Dockable Window
- "Add to current display" context menu item added
- preview window in the Catalog tab of the TOC can be hidden if not required
- datasets deletion now requires user confirmation
Export Data to KML
- layers with classified symbology now can be exported to KML files
Other changes
- Smooth Polylines and Convex Hull are now free tools
- XTools Pro 5.0 provides new 30-days trial period
- Minor bug fixes and enhancementss
What’s new in XTools Pro 4.2
What’s new in XTools Pro 4.1
What’s new in XTools Pro 4.0
Following enhancements and new features are introduced in XTools Pro 4.0:
Catalog tab and Catalog dockable window in ArcMap
- a new Catalog tab in the Table of Contents and Catalog dockable window allowing seamless work with spatial data in ArcMap
Export Data to KML
- a new conversion tool for exporting data from ArcGIS to Google Earth
Build Thiessen Polygons
- a new surface tool for building Thiessen polygons
Smooth Polylines
- a new tool for smoothing polyline features
Extract Map
- support for raster and TIN data is added
Identify Pro
- support for related tables and attribute domains is added
Convert Grid to Contours
- large datasets are now supported
Split Polylines
- support for 3D polylines is implemented
Feature Report
- a new option for sending reports by email is added
Convert Graphics to Shapes
- support for Bezier curves is added
Start Editing Selected Layer
- a new option is implemented so that now the tool not only starts edit session for the selected layer but also makes it the only selectable layer
Other changes
- Show Directions and Export Table to Text are now free tools
- XTools Pro 4.0 provides new 30-days trial period
- Minor bug fixes and enhancements
What’s new in XTools Pro 3.2
Following enhancements and new features are introduced in XTools Pro 3.2:
New Geoprocessing Scripts
- Add Lat/Long Coordinates Batch
- Add X,Y,Z Coordinates Batch
Split Polylines
- a new tool for various and advanced polylines splitting is implemented
Show Directions
- a new tool for displaying directions of polyline and polygon features is added
Show Nodes
- the tool is modified so that now displayed nodes are fixed until switched off
Add X,Y,Z Coordinates
- a new option for outputting coordinates in DDM (Degrees Decimal Minutes) format is added
Feature Report
- support for joins and relates is implemented
Aggregate Features/Records
- a bug in output attribute field names is fixed
ArcGIS 9 compatibility
- XTools Pro 3.x version is compatible with ArcGIS 9.x
NOTE:
- XTools Pro 1.x licenses are not valid for XTools Pro 3.x
- XTools Pro 2.x licenses are not valid for XTools Pro 3.x
- XTools Pro 3.x can be installed on top of XTools Pro 1.x or XTools Pro 2.x
What’s new in XTools Pro 3.1.1
- The bug leading to slowing down the ArcGIS ArcMap performance is now fixed in the updated XTools Pro 3.1.1 version.
What’s new in XTools Pro 3.1
What's new in XTools Pro 3.0
Following enhancements and new features are introduced in XTools Pro 3.0:
Geoprocessing tools - XTools Pro 3.0
features new XTools Pro Geoprocessing functions. Now a major part of the XTools Pro features can be
run from ArcToolbox, from the command line in ArcMap, and used in the models and scripts:
Feature Conversions toolset includes:
- Convert Features to Centroids
- Convert Features to Points
- Convert Features to Equidistant Points (Fixed Number)
- Convert Features to Equidistant Points (Fixed Interval)
- Convert Multipart Shapes to Single Parts
- Convert Polygons to Polylines
- Make One Polygon from Points
- Make One Polygon from Polylines
- Make One Polyline from Points
- Transfer/Convert Features
Overlay Operations toolset includes:
- Erase Features
- Identity
- Update Polygon Layer
Table Operations toolset includes:
- Add Lat/Lon Coordinates
- Add X, Y, Z Coordinates
- Calculate Area
- Calculate Length
Data Management toolset includes:
- Convex Hull
- Create Personal GDB
Feature Report
- a new "Drill down" template is added
Extract Map
- a new option for (re)projecting extracted vector data is introduced
Create Fishnet
- a new fishnet cells indexing style is implemented
Other changes
- Create Personal Geodatabase and
Delete Dataset are now free tools
- XTools Pro 3.0 provides new 30 days trial period
- Minor bug fixes and enhancements
ArcGIS 9 compatibility
- XTools Pro 3.x version is compatible with ArcGIS 9.x
NOTE:
- XTools Pro 1.x licenses are not valid for XTools Pro 3.x
- XTools Pro 2.x licenses are not valid for XTools Pro 3.x
- XTools Pro 3.x can be installed on top of XTools Pro 1.x or XTools Pro 2.x
What's new in XTools Pro 2.2
Following enhancements and new features are introduced in this version:
Make One Polygon from Polylines
- grouping by specified field option is added so that multiple polygons can be created
Make One Polygon from Points
- grouping by specified field option is added so that multiple polygons can be created
Make One Polyline from Points
- grouping by specified field option is added so that multiple polylines can be created
Aggregate Features/Records
- additional aggregation geometry types are implemented
Create Fishnet
- new option for clipping output fishnet cells by specified overlay layer is added
Identify Pro
- now hidden attribute fields are not shown in Identify Pro window
Convert Shapes to Centroids
- a bug in conversion of 3D shapes to centroids is fixed
Feature Report
- minor bug fixes and enhancements
MapInfo TAB Plug-in Data Source
- minor bug fixes
ArcGIS 9 compatibility
- XTools Pro 2.x version is compatible with ArcGIS 9.x
NOTE:
- XTools Pro 1.x licenses are not valid for XTools Pro 2.x
- XTools Pro 2.x can be installed on top of XTools Pro 1.x
What's new in XTools Pro 2.1
XTools Pro version 2.1 is a minor update of the XTools Pro 2.0.1 version.
Following enhancements and new features are introduced in this version:
Create Fishnet
- new and extended options for specifying fishnet cell size and adding index attribute fields are implemented
Create FeatureClass/Table
- a new option to import fields from other existing feature classes or tables is added
Convert Features to Points
- a new option allowing to convert (extract) equidistant points with fixed interval between points (in addition to equidistant points with fixed number of points) is introduced
Identify Pro
- a new option allowing to select identified features from the feature context menu is added
- standard Identify options for setting bookmarks and adding/managing hyperlinks are added so that Identify Pro tool now contains complete identifying functionality
Extract Map
- a new option allowing to skip problematic layers while extracting maps is implemented
Erase Features
- minor bug fixes
What's new in XTools Pro 2.0.1
XTools Pro version 2.0.1 is a minor update of the XTools Pro 2.0 version.
Following issues are addressed in this version:
MapInfo TAB PDS
- a bug resulting in ArcMap crash on "Add Data" in ArcGIS 8.1 is fixed
Identify Pro
- a few bugs leading to errors and in some cases to ArcMap crash are fixed
Show Nodes
- a bug leading to error message if the tool is used in ArcMap Layout View is fixed (now the tool is not available in the Layout View)
What's new in XTools Pro 2.0
- New powerful and effective tools for ArcGIS users (30 tools in total now)
- Perfected functionality and customizable tools settings
- Shareware but still full functional for 30 days for unregistered users
- New unified design for tools icons and wizards
New features:
Identify Pro
- in addition to standard ArcMap Identify functionality XTools Pro Identify Pro
tool allows to edit attributes and view field types and geometry properties of
the identified features.
Feature Report
- allows creating reports on the selected feature(s). Feature reports display feature
geometry and include attribute and geometry information derived from the selected
feature(s). Created reports can be modified, printed or exported to MS Word application
for editing or distribution purposes. This is an additional alternate way for creating
reports in ArcGIS.
Convert Features to Points
- this new tool provides ArcGIS users with capabilities to convert polygon and polyline features to
points with customizable options.
Create Fishnet
- allows to create fishnet feature classes. Created fishnets can be stored as polygons or polylines.
MapInfo TAB PDS
- new XTools Pro 2.0 version provides MapInfo TAB Plug-in Data Source allowing reading MapInfo TAB files in ArcGIS.
Updated tools:
Table Restructure
- a new option allowing to specify expressions for attribute fields is implemented.
Add XYZ Coordinates
- Now supports multipoint layers. Besides, for polygon layers there is a new option to
take label points as centroids (in case centroids are always placed within the polygon).
Transfer/Convert Features
- this tool is redesigned in C++. Now it supports processing of the whole layer instead of working with only selected features (though an option for processing of the selected features is provided). Another additional option is selecting ID field in the output layer for storing FIDs of the transferred features.
Convert Graphics to Shapes
- this tool is redesigned in C++. Now it supports processing of the selected features, personal geodatabases as output, options to add output layer to current map and create spatial index for output shapefiles. Other additional options are: adding and naming ID and element TEXT fields and selecting source graphics layer.
Convert Shapes to Centroids
- this tool is redesigned in C++. Now it supports processing of the selected features, personal geodatabases as output, options to add output layer to current map and create spatial index for output shapefiles. Besides, various options are implemented for centroid point location selection.
Erase Features
- this tool is redesigned in C++. Now it supports processing of the selected features, processing selected "erase" features, personal geodatabases as output, options to add output layer to current map and create spatial index for output shapefiles.
Identity
- this tool is redesigned in C++. Now it supports processing of the selected features, processing selected "identity" features, personal geodatabases as output, options to add output layer to current map and create spatial index for output shapefiles.
Update Polygon Layer
- this tool is redesigned in C++. Now it supports processing of the selected features, processing selected "update" features, personal geodatabases as output, options to add output layer to current map and create spatial index for output shapefiles.
Export Data to MS Excel
- this tool is redesigned in C++. New additional features are processing of the selected features and exporting of OID fields.
Table Statistics
- this tool is completely redesigned in C++ and provided as a wizard now. Numerous new additional features and options include: processing of the selected features/records/fields, personal geodatabases as an output storage, new statistics and parameters for calculation, summary information at each step and more...
Other changes and modifications in XTools Pro 2.0:
- New trial period
- New licensing
- Open Attribute Table button and Show Nodes tool are now free
ArcGIS 9 compatibility
- XTools Pro 2.0 version is compatible with ArcGIS 9
NOTE:
- XTools Pro 2.0 can be installed on top of XTools Pro 1.x
What's new in XTools Pro 1.1.1
XTools Pro version 1.1.1 is a minor update of the XTools Pro 1.1 version.
Following issues are addressed in this version:
Extract Map
- Previously, feature classes with identical filenames were overwritten while extracting
into shapefiles. Now suffixes (ex.: _1, _2 etc.) are added to the identical filenames so
that all the extracted shapefiles are kept.
- Field names of the joined tables in case of extraction to shapefiles were cut awry,
which is now fixed (joined table names are omitted).
Table Restructure
- While restructuring tables from the personal geodatabases (.mdb) fields Shape_Area and
Shape_Length are copied as Shape_Area0, Shape_Length0 (with aliases Shape_Area and
Shape_Length). Then it was impossible to remove these duplicated fields from the table.
Now this is fixed, copied fields can be removed.
- String Capitalization sometimes could be arbitrarily changed in the output data if not
specifically defined. Fixed.
- Append option: if the Source field for the fields Shape_Area and Shape_Length is set
as None that could lead to errors. Fixed.
Aggregate Features/Records
- Applying this tool on a complicated geometry (for example, polygons with self-intersections)
sometimes could result in missing some features in the output data. This bug is now fixed.
Calculate tool
- Feature classes with topology and networks are now supported in this tool (this was revealed
as error 4436 when applying Calculate tool to feature classes with topology or networks).
Transfer/Convert Selected Features
- Sometimes converting polygon features into multipoint layers could lead to errors,
this is now fixed.
MultiDelete Fields
- Now it is not allowed to select and delete all the existing attribute fields. Like in
ArcGIS 9, at least one field other than OID (FID) and Shape should be kept. This relates
to shapefiles and standalone tables.
Open Attribute Table button
- Field aliases were not supported. Now, like in ArcGIS ArcMap, Open Attribute Table button
always shows field aliases if they are present, otherwise field names are used.
Make One Polygon from Polylines,
Make One Polygon from Points,
Make One Polyline from Points
- Additional option "Use input features order" is implemented.
ArcGIS 9 compatibility
- XTools Pro 1.1.1 version is compatible with ArcGIS 9
NOTE:
- The XTools Pro 1.0.1 license is valid for XTools Pro 1.1.1
- XTools Pro 1.1.1 can be installed on top of XTools Pro 1.x
What's new in XTools Pro 1.1
New tools:
Create Personal Geodatabase tool
- allows creating new personal geodatabases without using ArcGIS ArcCatalog
Delete Dataset tool
- allows deleting ArcGIS datasets without using ArcGIS ArcCatalog
Updated tools and features:
Add XYZ Coordinates
- Spatial reference support: now XY coordinates can be added in the user-defined coordinate system
(this coordinate system is used only for calculating coordinates values, data itself is not projected)
- Conversion to DMS (D° M' S.SS") format option for angular units (degrees)
- Polylines support: for polylines user can add XYZ coordinates for FROM, TO, or Center points
- Invalid features are processed correctly now
Create FeatureClass/Table
- built-in "create new personal geodatabase" functionality
- option to pre-define (customize) coordinate system for created feature classes
- changes in wizard design
Extract Map
- group layers support
- option for creating shapefile spatial indexes
- option for enabling/disabling clipping features while extracting data
Table Restructure
- change capitalization for string fields functionality
- tables/feature classes concatenate functionality
- option for creating shapefile spatial indexes
- changes in wizard design
XTools Pro Customize
- new parameters for customization are introduced according to the changes given above
Following Feature Conversion tools are re-written in C++:
- Convert Multipart Shapes to Single Parts
- Convert Polygons to Polylines
- Make One Polygon from Polylines
- Make One Polygon from Points
- Make One Polyline from Points
These tools now support group layers, selected features, personal geodatabase feature classes as output
format, and are compatible with ArcGIS 9. As well, assembling polygon from polylines and points logic is
significantly improved.
ArcGIS 9 compatibility
- XTools Pro 1.1 version is compatible with ArcGIS 9
XTools Pro trial period is reset
- XTools Pro 1.1 provides new 30 days trial period for unregistered users
NOTE:
- The XTools Pro 1.0.1 license is valid for XTools Pro 1.1.
- XTools Pro 1.1 can be installed on top of XTools Pro 1.0.1.
What's new in version 1.0.1
- String fields width bug in Table Restructure tool is fixed
- "About" information is implemented
What's new in XTools Pro
- A number of new powerful and useful tools for ArcGIS users (25 tools in total now)
- Improvements and bug fixes since XTools 3.1 version
- Personal geodatabase support for the output data in new tools
- Shareware but still full functional for 30 days for unregistered users
- New unique design for tool icons and wizards
