Latest Contributions by MikelSavage

‎05-05-2023

Thank you for your suggestion. I installed M4CC 3.4. With a new sign in screen I was able to figure out that I needed to activate my new liscense. Thank goodness I kept the emails ESRI sent to me. I can now use Illustrator and the extension again. Thank you again, Mikel

‎05-04-2023

I have recently purchased the ArcGIS Desktop for Personal Use Term License to replace the deprecated Plus License. Inside of Illustrator I have been unsuccessful to get authenticated via the extension. Since the Plus Account is not available I have tried to select the ArcGIS Online sign-in option but I receive an error message. I am using the same credentials that I have always used. It indicates: "An ArcGIS Viewer, Editor, Creator or GIS Professional user type is required for sign in." Thank you in advance, Mikel

‎02-28-2023

Would I be able to use ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud as a student related to educational work, with the Personal Use subscription?

‎10-25-2022

Thank you for your reply and thanks to greggleask for assisting in this by saying, in essence, that I was not crazy, using the wrong version of software, or doing something wrong. I received an email from Madhura Phaterpekar which indicated that there were a few Plus accounts, including mine, that were impacted by a change in their system. I am happy to report that today, 10/25, I was successful in signing in via the extension for the first time in over week. Incidently, I was billed, during the past monthly renewal period, three times. That kinda told me that the ESRI billing (and authentication) system was sick. Thankfully, Barbara Walker (ESRI) resolved the problem for me.

‎10-19-2022

I can no longer use my ArcGIS Maps for Adobe® Creative Cloud® extension. After I populate the Username and Password fields and click the "SIGN IN" button the Sign In dialog box displays "Invalid Token." Can someone please help me sign in again.

‎10-15-2021

Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit Host Application: ILST 24.3.0 M4CC Version: 3.0.0 License Type: PLUS Account Why does my Contents pane show four layers when I add the "Contour" layer. There three layers named "Contours - Elev_Contour". Are each different? Thank you.

‎09-14-2021

For those Windows users who may be interested, I discovered an answer to using the “ESRI Shields” font in a Word document. I did some digging into my Windows 10 directories (folders if you like). Using the Windows utility “Command Prompt”, with administrative privileges, I performed a search, starting at the root directory, for the type of digital font technology used by the ESRI symbols libraries called TrueType. Windows uses the file extension ‘.ttf’ for all TrueType font files. The directory search (“DIR *.ttf /s”) uncovered several duplicate sub directories named ‘esri_fonts’, each containing 73 ESRI TrueType font files. Once I located the directories, I used “File Explorer” (Windows 10) to preview the files. I then determined which of the font files contained the “ESRI Shields”. In my case, the file name was “esri_44.ttf”. After installing the font into the Windows C:\Windows\Fonts folder I was successful in using the particular symbols in my documentation. Now, even InDesign has access to the font family. Even though there are websites that had the font family I wanted I thought it prudent to try to locate the ESRI/M4CC fonts instead of risking the chance of downloading a TrueType font that could contain a virus.

‎09-08-2021

I am trying to insert an ESRI symbol font ('ESRI Shields') rendered as a text symbol (not a screenshot) in a Word document without success. I have a Plus Account License Type with AI & M4CC installed. Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit Host Application: ILST 24.3.0 M4CC Version: 3.0.0 License Type: PLUS Account I found a web page that sorta spelled out what to do but when I tried to follow the steps (menu option ‘Insert > Symbol’) I don't see the font appear in my drop down box. Also, this font does not appear in the Windows 10 available fonts settings panel. But it does appear inside AI. Tip 10: ESRI Symbols Fonts (https://www.exprodat.com/blogs/tip-10-esri-symbols-fonts-4/) Does someone know how to use an ESRI font inside a Word document (a cookbook approach answer would be appreciated)?

‎08-22-2021

First of all, I want to thank Madhura Phaterpekar for helping me solve my KML sync issues! I have been successfully building a statewide county node network map using US Census.gov TIGER road shapefiles. When a file syncs, M4CC sets all text fonts to ArialUnicodeMS*. I don't have that font installed on my windows 10 64x cpu. I would like to know if there is any way to set the sync font to a family that I do have? Thank you your time, Mikel

‎08-14-2021

Again, thank you to all who have shown an interest in trying to solve my KML/KMZ dilemma. In order to resolve this problem I invested time and effort in attempting to obtain a "valid" KMZ or KML file-one that my M4CC Version 3.0.0 would accept and sync. I have been unsuccessful. I don't know why, when I create a map element of the county using Google Earth or Google Map, the downloaded file still causes the ESRI extension to regurgitate the ERROR. Perhaps you wonder why I am using a KML/KMZ file in the first place. The two sources that I use to assemble the necessary geographic information force me to use Google Earth as the editing software. This is due to the nature of the information. I need to show the county border with only TxDOT state highways. Of the +70 counties that I had to distill away unnecessary route paths only this KML/KMZ has caused an issue in the extension. I hope that someone can let the fine individuals in ESRI know about the issue and perhaps come up with a solution for me. Thank you again.

‎08-12-2021

Thank you for the reply with the screen shot. This has allowed me to grab the county. Now I just need the state highways which is where the TIGER-Line Shapefile, 2019, Individual County Primary Roads file came in handy. I used in Google Maps to import the shp file, assemble the important roads, and package it as a KMZ. I thought that I could use the VectorStreetMap layer to stitch together the important roads but the scale of my mapboard is too course (County - Low Detail) so not all the roads were rendered. Thank you again. I think I am going to need to rethink my approach. If only the one KML would have synced correctly I would have been happy.

‎08-12-2021

Thank you for your interests and advise. I am working within the confines of the M4CC extension and a PLUS account. With a Plus account, the option of importing a large shapefile causes ESRI to through up a windows indicating the data is to complex and suggest that I upgrade. Maybe I don't have a good understanding of the environment or the suggestion but, regarding the suggestion of using M4CC and the URL, I tried, without success, to locate the correct 'option' from the "Add Content" drop down window. Can you indicate which option to use or the click path to take. I tried the "Add Content">"Add Layers" but could not discover the correction option.

‎08-11-2021

I wish I knew the answers to your questions but I don't. The sources for the KMZs were the Texas Department of Transportation for county borders and TIGER-Line Shapefile, 2019, Individual County Primary Roads for road paths. I have successfully synced 74 of their KMLs so it has left me scratching my head. I even tried the KML version but achieved the same results. I'll attach the KMZ & KML files and if you wish to perform some diagnostics I would appreciate your answers to your questions. Thank you for your interest and reply.

‎08-11-2021

Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit Host Application: ILST 24.3.0 M4CC Version: 3.0.0 License Type: PLUS Account Adobe Illustrator: 2020 24.3.0 I have been successfully adding KMZ files to a map project for several days now. All the files are from the same source. But I am puzzled by the issue one KMZ file raises during the "Sync map into artwork layer" step. I see a message, "ERROR : RenderSymbols failed. undefined is not an object", appear in the pale yellow area (just below the icons in the compilation window). The KMZ file is previewed correctly in the right pane and Google Earth renders it correctly. The messages I see in the progress/error window after I click the "OK" button in the "Sync Map" window are: (The timer increments to 5 seconds) "Downloading..."; "Map downloading...progress may appear to stall. Please be patient, we're still working..."; (at 9 seconds) "Rename Temporary Layer completed"; "Remove Clipping Path completed"; "ERROR : RenderSymbols failed. undefined is not an object"; "ERROR : CreateLayers failed. undefined is not an object"; "Remove Outside Symbols completed"; "Restitch Basemap completed"; "Ungroup Page Items completed", "Combine Symbol Paths completed"; "Correct Layer Names completed"; "Reset Layer Visibility completed"; "Successfully synced map to artwork layers in 0:01:05, design away!"; "Copy AIX layers to the document"; "Copy AIX layers to the document completed"; "Successfully synced map to artwork layers in 0:01:05, design away!"; "Successfully synced map to artwork layers in 0:01:26, design away!"; "Successfully synced map to artwork layers in 0:01:42, design away!" An AI layer is created named "County Roads States-Provinces_Sync_52" but there only a path object contained in the folder. I can't find an error log on my computer so this is all I have to report. My project is at a standstill until I can figure out how to circumvent this issue.

‎10-25-2020

I think I have noticed that if I don't delete already synced content (I have been adding many layers from files) the time to sync increases. I have been adding KML files to my artboard and at first the sync took the average amount of time. I have not been deleting items after they have been synced so as the list of synced layer increases I think I have noticed an increase in time to sync. At first, a file synced in 1:30.00 but now a file takes 15 minutes. There has been a steady increase in time IMHO. Does this habit cause a slowing down of the sync process? Should I delete a sync layer after it is synced. I have not been doing this because sometimes I need to tweak the KML outside of ArcGis Maps and then resync it. I then just pict the content from the list. This alleviates the steps needed to add it back into the content sync list because I don't have to look for the file on my computer. Thank you in advance.

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Latest Contributions by MikelSavage

Re: ArcGIS Desktop for Personal Use Term License

ArcGIS Desktop for Personal Use Term License & Maps for Adobe CC sign in problems

Re: Streamlining extension licensing to ArcGIS user types only

Re: Getting "Invalid Token" when trying to log in to my Plus account

Getting "Invalid Token" when trying to log in to my Plus account

Questions about the "Contour" Layer

Re: ESRI symbol fonts and MS Word

ESRI symbol fonts and MS Word

Is there a setting I can change to the set the default font for text that is synced?

Re: Adding KMZ files in the Compilation window - ERROR : RenderSymbols failed. undefined is not an object

Re: Adding KMZ files in the Compilation window - ERROR : RenderSymbols failed. undefined is not an object

Re: Adding KMZ files in the Compilation window - ERROR : RenderSymbols failed. undefined is not an object

Re: Adding KMZ files in the Compilation window - ERROR : RenderSymbols failed. undefined is not an object

Adding KMZ files in the Compilation window - ERROR : RenderSymbols failed. undefined is not an object

Does the ArcGis Maps Compilation sync run slower the more the "Contents" list grows, even after syncing

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Is there a setting I can change to the set the def...

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