Extract text from AUTOSAR and ArcXML files (AXL)
To convert AXL models and maps to another format, you need dSPACE SystemDesk or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "System Configuration" file type, you need software like dSPACE SystemDesk or a similar tool.
The .AXL file format serves two distinct technical roles: it is either an AUTOSAR architecture model file used in automotive software engineering, or an ArcXML map configuration file used in Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
When used in automotive systems by tools like dSPACE SystemDesk or ETAS ASCET, the .AXL file is essentially a renamed ZIP archive storing project structures, interface definitions, and component data. In the GIS world, an .AXL file functions as an ArcXML layout for ESRI ArcIMS or ArcGIS, written in plain XML.
Users frequently struggle with .AXL files because they are highly specialized and proprietary. The automotive variants require expensive vendor software (like dSPACE) and hide data inside complex nested archives. GIS variants often reference absolute file paths on local servers, breaking immediately when shared via email. Neither format is natively supported by web browsers, and requiring a commercial license to simply view the file is a major workflow bottleneck.
To make these files usable, extracting the automotive .AXL as a ZIP archive or parsing the GIS .AXL to standard XML are the most pragmatic conversion targets. Extracting the ZIP allows you to access internal resources, though proprietary binary blobs may remain unreadable without the original software.
Standard online converters fail to process .AXL files due to these closed, proprietary schemas. However, just drag and drop your file to convert.guru to identify the format, view it, and convert it when possible. Our platform will inspect the underlying structure - whether it is a ZIP container or raw XML - and extract readable text or embedded components for you.
Convert.Guru analyzes your AXL file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert AXL file to SHP, KML, KMZ, GPX, GEOJSON, TOPOJSON, TIF, TIFF, ECW, SID, IMG or DEM, you can use dSPACE SystemDesk or similar software from the "Architecture Model & GIS Layout" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert LAZ, KMZ, DTM, CSV, DEM, PRJ, LAS, GPX, DSM, SHP, DBF or KML files to AXL, try dSPACE SystemDesk or another comparable tool in the "Architecture Model & GIS Layout" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our AXL converter.