ArcGIS Pro 3.5 was released May 13th, 2025 and we’re excited to share all of your ideas that you’ll find when you update. ArcGIS Pro 3.5 includes over 70 user ideas totaling more than 1,600 kudos.
This blog is a collection of ArcGIS Pro Shorts highlighting eight of our favorite Ideas implemented in ArcGIS Pro 3.5.
To see the full list of what you can expect when you update to ArcGIS Pro 3.5, continue reading below.
4. Enhancements to pop-ups
This video features multiple implemented Ideas, including:
5. Enhancements to the symbology histogram
This video features several complimentary Ideas, including:
7. Symbol control in line charts
This video features several complimentary Ideas, including:
Application & Administration
Reduce the amount of license checking in order to make Pro more responsive
Interface Scaling Smaller than 100%
Turn off animated effects in ArcGIS Pro
Allow use of username variable in configSettings file path values
Restore Definition Query dropdown to QAT
Content & Data Management
GeoParquet support in ArcGIS Pro
Attribute Transfer Tool Equivalency in ArcGIS Pro
Display the active topology more prominently
Add "Paste Special" as an option for right click menu
bring back the horizontal scroll bar in the catalog pane
Error Inspector Filter: select multiple Layer - Rule
Make compress file geodatabase compatible with new field formats
Browse Dialog — Don't scroll down when file/folder clicked
When creating a standalone table in a mobile geodatabase, import the schema from an existing feature class
File Geodatabase — Calculate field using SQL
Create new toolbox from Select Default Toolbox dialog
Scroll and expand metadata fields in layer properties box (do not truncate)
Export to CAD and support for SOLID polylines ("polygons") in CAD side
Add support for autocad hatch geometry type
Mobile Geodatabase — Calculate field using SQL
Mapping & Visualization
Allow ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Pro to interact with ArcGIS Server Dynamic Layers
Application wide setting / option to switch between "Clause" and "SQL" mode for expressions
Layout Table Frame Heading Removal
Searchable dropdown list in domain fields
Create Steepest Path tool missing in ArcGIS Pro
Let us remove tables and layers at the same time
Export Flood Simulation to a video clip
Save styles as unique values, not layer name
Add Page Up/Page Down/Page Left/Page Right navigation commands
Generate Definition Query From Selection — More intuitive "Overwrite Where Clause" parameter wording
Show the class table for symbology methods that rely solely on the histogram for setting class breaks
Improve loading of svg files into layout
Option to Ignore Map Clip Shape
Add typing stubs to mp module
Fix PDF export process to remove lines
Dynamic text - table attribute - use selected TOC layer
Graphic Text — When typing, use CTRL+A to select the text
ArcGIS Pro- Layouts- Ability to save layout text to a style
ArcGIS PRO export to .stl format for 3D printing
Analysis & Geoprocessing
Pro: Create 3D points along a 3D line
Drag and drop for re-ordering variables in Extract Multi Values to Points - ArcGIS Pro
Calculate Field — Exclude un-editable fields from Field Name parameter
Add p values to Scatter Plot Matrix
Field Calculator Window
Smarter Field Mapping - Append
Append — Load XY table into point FC as point features
Segment-geospatial python package
Sharing & Publishing
Incorporate Portal content categories with ArcGIS Pro
Select tags from portal when publishing
Keeping consistent layer ids when publishing a service
Bring back shape field visible fix when publishing services
Use the same Portal item id when publishing a web layer from Pro on different Portals
Thank you all for sharing your ideas about how to make ArcGIS Pro better for you, your work, and the work of other users. I would like to extend a special thank you to the following community members who had ideas implemented this release:
@SteveHartley@HenkZwols@jcarlson@JakubSisak@TorrinHultgren@cholmes@MarcoBoeringa@TracyMoy@ThomasColson@FabioLuiz2@RTPL_AU@KjetilSverdrup-Thygeson@RichardFairhurst@PamelaBerry@MargaretDolan1@MathiasThorp@StåleHaug@MatthewSwain@MizukiKayano2@jkink@m3@nadja@AlfredBaldenweck@BibiOung@RobertAkroyd1@Bud@jakek@DuncanHornby@AlanThomas2@vlatane_va_energy@LuciaBarbato1@MarcelSt-Germain@wayfaringrob@PatriciaCarbajales-Dale@LonnyRussell@TonyHowze@AlecBost@JLezik@MikaelGöthammer@JamesWilcox1970@HaydenWelch@RistoYlem@RavishBapna1
We welcome the community's continued participation in helping us define ArcGIS Pro's development priorities for the future! Search, Participate, and Create in the ArcGIS Pro Idea Exchange!
To learn more about what's new in ArcGIS Pro 3.5, head over to the What's New documentation.
