Extract text from Act! and GIS files (AOI)
To convert AOI files to another format, you need Act! CRM or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Synchronization Command File" file type, you need software like Act! CRM or a similar tool.
The .AOI file extension is primarily used for Act! Sync Command files in Act! CRM. These files store synchronization commands in an XML structure to update contact databases. Another common use is the Area of Interest format used by GIS software like ERDAS IMAGINE and ArcGIS. Less frequently, .AOI files act as 3D scenes in the open-source program Art of Illusion or as Application Object Index Files in Microsoft Dynamics AX.
The main disadvantage of .AOI files is extreme fragmentation. You cannot look at the extension and know what is inside. Furthermore, the GIS and Microsoft Dynamics variants are proprietary, closed formats. They often require expensive software licenses, like an ERDAS IMAGINE subscription, just to view basic map polygons. The CRM files are technically XML, but the internal schema is useless outside the Act! ecosystem.
Users try to convert .AOI files because they lack the expensive original software. For the Act! variant, you might convert the underlying XML to TXT or CSV to read the raw data, but you will lose the automated sync capabilities. For the ERDAS variant, users usually want to convert to SHP (Shapefile) or GEOJSON, but this is only possible inside dedicated GIS tools.
This file format is exceptionally difficult to open or convert because standard online converters fail to parse the proprietary data structures. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data. However, convert.guru can help. Just drag and drop your file to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible. Our engine will inspect the file, and show text or internal content. If our analysis detects a supported underlying XML or embedded text format, viewing or extracting data may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your AOI file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert AOI file to OBJ, FBX, DAE, 3DS, MAX, BLEND, MA, MB, C4D, STL, PLY or WRL, you can use Act! CRM or similar software from the "Synchronization and Spatial Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DWG, DAE, X3D, IGES, WRL, JT, SKP, 3DS, 3DM, OBJ, STEP or FBX files to AOI, try Act! CRM or another comparable tool in the "Synchronization and Spatial Data" category.
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