What is a .ATX file?
The file extension .ATX refers to a file type known as an Animation Master Plugin File. However, it is also used in a different context as a GIS (Geographic Information System) file by ArcGIS, which is a software used for mapping and spatial analysis. The .ATX file in this GIS context stores an attribute index, which is a system used to help organize and access data more efficiently. This data is related to shapefiles, which have the .SHP extension, or to database files, which have the .DBF extension.
To open an .ATX file, you can use the program ESRI ArcGIS for Desktop. It's important to note that ArcGIS versions 8 and later use a different format for attribute indexes compared to earlier versions like ArcView 3.x. Therefore, if you are using a newer version of ArcGIS, it will handle the .ATX file differently than the older versions.
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