An overview of the From Raster toolset

With the tools in the From Raster toolset, you can convert the information in a raster dataset to a different type of data structure, such as a feature class, or to a different type of file, such as a binary or text file.

When converting data, make sure you use the appropriate tool for the format to which you're converting.

Tool	Description
Raster to ASCII	Converts a raster dataset to an ASCII text file representing raster data.
Raster to Float	Converts a raster dataset to a file of binary floating-point values representing raster data.
Raster to Point	Converts a raster dataset to point features.
Raster to Polygon	Converts a raster dataset to polygon features.
Raster to Polyline	Converts a raster dataset to polyline features.
Raster To Video	Creates a video file from a set of images.

Tools in the From Raster conversion toolset