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Pro is crashing when exporting template to .AIX with AGOL hosted feature layer
As I am working one exporting some .AIX files for use in illstrustrator, my Arc Pro 3.5.3 crashes. I tried to isolate the error by exporting other templates, and the same template with other layers removed. It seems to only happen when the a specific hosted feature service (from AGOL) is included. This is the main…
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Export splined labels as text along path
When I export labels for a curved line feature, for instance a river, road, or trail, from Pro to .aix, they export as individual characters, each as it's own layer. Often I need to change the label placement of these features and to do so I have to delete the existing label/characters and replace with a text along path…
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ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud 4.0 – Early Adopter Program Interest
Interested in early access to what’s next for ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud? ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud—Esri’s map‑making plugin for Adobe Illustrator—is undergoing exciting changes, and we’re looking to collaborate with experienced users to gather feedback as we roll out the next generation of this…
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Design Meets Data: Creating Stunning Maps with ArcGIS and Adobe Illustrator
Did you know that it’s possible to bring geospatial data into #Adobe Creative Cloud apps to help make more polished maps? Using #MapsforAdobe, explore how to leverage the power of your #GIS and design workflows for making your maps stand out. This blog by Earl Smith, cartographer and geospatial analyst at Dewberry, shows…
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Export to aix crashing with greater frequency at ArcGisPro 3.5.4
Since I've upgraded to the patch of Arcgispro 3.5.4, I am experiencing crashes when exporting to aix whereas before never. An .aix file is created after about 5 mins of processing, the .aix file is created and only amounts to 4kb's and the program crashes and pop-up appears where I can notify esri and provide details. I…
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Sync Illustrator layers with ArcGIS online?
Hello, Is it possible to bring a layer I have drawn in Illustrator into my ArcGIS online project? Thanks for helping to clarify this. Charlie
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Variations in graphic scales
Hi, See below the scales created for two maps. Why do they generate with slightly different scale bars? Also, checking the ratios of length in CM / miles does not yield the same ratio between maps (2.4886/45 is not close to 2.4996/55) It would therefore be inaccurate to use the same graphic scale bar on both maps, right? I…
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Map scale fails to generate
I am having hit or miss results with the graphic scale generator. Operating System: Windows 10 64-bitHost Application: ILST 29.8.2M4CC Version: 3.9.0License Type: ArcGIS GISProfessionalAdvUTERROR: AddGeodesicScalebar failed. No such elementDate: 10/9/2025 8:54:14 PM Does anybody have any insight to this?Thanks, Charlie
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Help with scale and importing .AI to CAD
Hello, I have just started using ArcGIS Maps for AdobeCC. Part of my workflow requires importing the .AI map to Rhino, a CAD program, in order to create a 1:1 scale drawing in that environment. I have been unable to get my .AI to import to a correct scale so far and I am wondering if there is something I am…
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Label Classes missing from AIX file
Three of my four label classes don't show when I export my map to an AIX file. The label classes for State Highway, Major Road, and Minor Road are grouped into a layer called Layer 1. The text from those three label classes is also split up by individual character, making it difficult to work with. The Private Roads class…
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Issue Exporting to AIX File with v3.9.0
Hello, I am encountering an issue with Layout Export to an AIX file. When I open the AIX file with Adobe Illustrator, it is simply a blank artboard. Adobe Illustrator v29.5.1. Previously, I have been prompted by ArcGIS Maps for Adobe CC extension to sign into our organization. However, within Illustrator, under Windows ->…
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What's new in ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud (May 2025)
We are excited to announce version 3.9 of ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud. Available now. .ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud is for creative professionals who want to design data-driven maps in Adobe Illustrator. This update brings new features designed to enhance your mapping experience. Here's what's new: * More…
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Announcement: ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud Functionality Deprecation
Last updated: March 5th, 2026 *Please note: The release of the new version is now scheduled for June 2026. We want to share important updates about changes coming to ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud, plugin for Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop that enables designing with authoritative maps from ArcGIS Pro or content in…
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Recently got a new work computer. When I open AIX files they have a different layer structure than before.
Like the title says, I edit maps in illustrator on a daily basis. The layers are always in the same order when i open the AIX in Illustrator. Monday I got a new laptop and now the halos for higher markers are stored in another layer, additionally a specific highway marker layer contains a clipping mask that covers the…
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How To Convert ArcGIS Pro Rectangle Text to Illustrator AIX Area Type Tool Text
ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud converts wrapped text boxes created in Pro using the Rectangle Text tool to individual layers for each wrapped line, presumably using Illustrator's default Type Tool text format instead of Illustrator's Area Type Tool text format. Can we have the AIX format convert Pro's Rectangle Text…
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Mastering Font Tracking & Spacing: Best Practices with ArcGIS Maps for Adobe
ArcGIS Maps for Adobe integrates Esri's ArcGIS mapping capabilities with Adobe Illustrator. It allows users to create maps in ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, or ArcGIS Enterprise and seamlessly open them in Adobe Illustrator, where they can utilize its advanced graphic design tools for editing. In rare instances, opening…
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Bug report - Using star shape from ArcGIS Online feature layer will break sync
If you specify a Unique symbol for a hosted feature layer of point data as a Vector Symbol, Shapes (and in my case, I chose Star 3) and use this feature layer in ArcGIS Online for Creative Cloud (specifically, as of the time I'm writing this post, v 3.8.0. and on Illustrator 29.3.1), the map will not sync via the…
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Importing Illustrator text into ArcGIS Pro as annotation
Hello, I've never used Maps for Creative Cloud before and am wondering about some functionality. I haven't found a clear answer searching. We have a complex map that was started in Pro and then migrated to Illustrator for labeling & other 'finishing touches'. We'd like to get it back fully to Pro. We have the basemap and…
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Issue with Custom Symbols being doubled
I frequently use a symbol library to replace dots with SVG retailer logos when syncing maps. I've noticed an issue when using custom symbols since the latest update where they will all be doubled. For example, one point representing a Walmart will end up syncing as two identical Walmart logos. The point layers are…
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Issues with Annotation Classes and Layer Order in AGMFACC
Annotation Classes lose their location in the layer order from the table of contents in ArcGIS Pro when exported to an AIX file and opened using ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud extension in Adobe Illustrator.
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Improve categorization for the new Default (vector) basemaps
I know the Legacy mapping profiles have been officially retired, but the layer organization was just so much nicer and cleaner in the Legacy vector streetmap basemaps. Any chance that there will be improved categorization for the new Default basemaps to reflect similar organization? Layers for text labels/highway symbols…
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What's new in ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud (November 2024)
We are excited to announce version 3.8 of ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud. Enhance your creative projects with the latest feature introduced with the November update. ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud is for creative professionals who want to design data-driven maps in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. This update…
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Unable to use ArcGIS extension in Illustrator 2025
After updating to Adobe Illustrator 2025 (version 29.0), the ArcGIS map extension will not open. It returns a "missing required components" error and prompts to run repair and restart Illustrator after repair is complete: But after running repair, it comes up with the same error. Fortunately, I can go back to the previous…
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Shape the Future of ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud
The ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud team wants your feedback! Whether you're a current user or new to the product, we want to hear from you! By taking just a few minutes to fill out our quick survey, you’ll help shape the future of our tools to better meet the needs of your work. Take the Survey Now Your insights will…
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When adding web layer, load all features in view
It's been a while since I've tried this extension so I thought I'd check it out and see if it works yet. It doesn't seem like it, as it has trouble loading web layers, as pictured below. This is supposed to be land use in Oak Park, Illinois (as seen here: https://cmap.illinois.gov/data/land-use/land-use-inventory/). It…
