PDF distort if Map Series export

Question

Hello all,

I'm curious if anyone else has ran into this niche error?

Upon export to PDF of a map series the map becomes distorted; in particular the point layer. As soon as export returns to single layout the distortion is not present.

I did some troubleshooting with the setting in export to no avail; map series settings, properties accessibility and security. I also double checked and ensured all layers have the same coordinate system.  The only thing that seemed to remove the distortion was returning to a single layout vs. map series.

not a big deal, just wondering if anyone else has experienced this?

map_no_distort.png

mapdistort.png

Aubri Otis · Accepted Answer

That's really interesting. Can you provide images of the distorted and non-distorted exports? They may give a clue as to what's happening.

CTalbot · Accepted Answer

in fact upon further investigation, I think I figured out the problem. Much appreciated.

Aubri Otis · Accepted Answer

In this case it looks like the map series is driving the extent, but when you turn it off you have a custom extent. Sounds like you figured that out! Happy mapping!