I have been able to dig into this a bit more (i.e. mxd to qgis). Just want to report another handy tool that I recently found: ArcMap2SLD <http://arcmap2sld.geoinform.fh-mainz.de/ArcMap2SLDConverter_Eng.htm> . I have just started to use the tool and it works pretty well to create SLD files for polygons and lines (I am using ArcMap 9.3, but imagine it works similarly for 10.x, just be sure to use the correct version). For point symbols I have found that if your project uses unique ESRI symbols (ESRI fonts/styles), those don't convert into SLD.
A couple of notes based on my experience: -I did not find the setup.exe as found in the install notes (I was using version 1.2.2.1, I see that 1.3 has a setup.exe file). I followed this blog post <http://www.web-maps.com/gisblog/?p=75> . I had an open session of ArcMap running with the layers that I wanted converted. I then ran ..\ArcMap2SLD\bin\ArcGIS_SLD_Converter.exe file. -Under Extras, I selected Layers>In separate files. This creates a unique SLD file for each layer in the mxd file) with the resulting file name: file name+layer name (layer name from ArcMap) -In QGIS add the vectors as normal. For each layer I then loaded the Style (SLD)...Go into Properties>Load Style... -The ArcMap Labeling properties did not convert to SLD (TextSymbolizer is supposed to be supported) I hope this helps anyone who is converting their mxd files to QGIS. If anyone has any additional tips, please add to this thread. -Steve G -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Convert-Arc-projects-MXD-in-QGIS-tp5077193p5085191.html Sent from the Quantum GIS - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user