topic Re: Drone2map pdf export? in ArcGIS Drone2Map Questions

Drone2map pdf export?

BradMalone — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 14:53:51 GMT

What happened to the PDF export feature in the new update??? I used to be able to export my finished ortho to a high quality PDF to share with others in the company since the TIFF file is normally too big for them to open.

After the new update I can't get a high resolution PDF export.

Re: Drone2map pdf export?

CodyBenkelman — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 16:56:34 GMT

Brad

it hasn't changed, so you should contact Support@esri.com.

It's not clear what's not working - you're changing resolution but still getting a low res output? or it's failing? or no output and no failure message?

Cody

Re: Drone2map pdf export?

BradMalone — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 17:29:55 GMT

I'm getting a low resolution output and I don't see an option for a higher resolution like there was before the update. I've been using the export feature for months to export PDF's, but unfortunately this was the first time I've tried since the update and it's definitely different than before.

Re: Drone2map pdf export?

BradMalone — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 17:50:38 GMT

I've found one of our PC's that is still on 2.0 and this is what I'm talking about. Attached was how I did it before and now the process is different. When you choose Export in 2.1 you are presented with a sidebar for options and I can't find anywhere to bump up the resolution.

Re: Drone2map pdf export?

BradMalone — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 19:16:01 GMT

This is the options sidebar that I get in the new 2.1 version. How can I up the resolution from 96?

Re: Drone2map pdf export?

CodyBenkelman — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 02:29:16 GMT

Brad

My apologies - I should not have said "this didn't change" - you are correct that the UI for creating the PDF did change from 2.0 to 2.1.

You'll want to leave the "Resolution" setting at 96 DPI, but above that, increase the # pixels in the output. the dimensions shown are based on the current Map extent when you invoke the tool (make sure the extent covers everything desired in the PDF), and I recommend activating the button at right of "Height/Width" to fix the aspect ratio, then type in a figure to double or triple either of the figures you're given, e.g. Width = 2636 (=2x) or 3954 (=3x), and the Height will adjust accordingly.

I'll request that we make this a little more user friendly in the next release with a simple "2x" "3x" etc. resolution scale factor.

Cody B.

Re: Drone2map pdf export?

BradMalone — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 12:09:53 GMT

Thanks Cody, that worked!