https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-maps-for-adobe-creative-cloud-questions/help-with-scale-and-importing-ai-to-cad/m-p/1656554#M1009 <P>I have screenshots to upload if permitted. Thanks.</P> Thu, 09 Oct 2025 02:56:49 GMT CT_GIS 2025-10-09T02:56:49Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-maps-for-adobe-creative-cloud-questions/help-with-scale-and-importing-ai-to-cad/m-p/1656552#M1007 <P>Hello,</P><P>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 misunderstanding about the scale of the drawing created by ArcGIS.</P><P>I have created an .AI map with the present "streets" level of detail of 1:9027.</P><P>My resulting document is 73.01 x 59.01" .&nbsp;</P><P>My assumption is that 1 drawing unit = 9027 real units</P><P>or 1" on the drawing = 9027 real inches or 752.14'</P><P>However, this doesn't ballpark close to dimensions I am measuring on Google Earth:</P><P>Feature measured on drawing: .9716 "&nbsp;</P><P>Figure measured on Google: 584' = 7008"</P><P>This should produce a ratio of 1" = 7213" (7008/0.9716)</P><P>I am not sure what I am miscalculating here.&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks for any help with this.</P><DIV class="">&nbsp;</DIV> Thu, 09 Oct 2025 02:33:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-maps-for-adobe-creative-cloud-questions/help-with-scale-and-importing-ai-to-cad/m-p/1656552#M1007 CT_GIS 2025-10-09T02:33:21Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-maps-for-adobe-creative-cloud-questions/help-with-scale-and-importing-ai-to-cad/m-p/1656553#M1008 <P>Also, i am trying to use the feature to add a geodesic scale and get the following error report:</P><DIV><SPAN>Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN>Host Application: ILST 29.8.2</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN>M4CC Version: 3.9.0</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN>License Type: ArcGIS GISProfessionalAdvUT</SPAN></DIV><DIV>ERROR: AddGeodesicScalebar failed. No such element</DIV><DIV><SPAN>Date: 10/8/2025 10:45:53 PM</SPAN></DIV> Thu, 09 Oct 2025 02:48:52 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-maps-for-adobe-creative-cloud-questions/help-with-scale-and-importing-ai-to-cad/m-p/1656553#M1008 CT_GIS 2025-10-09T02:48:52Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-maps-for-adobe-creative-cloud-questions/help-with-scale-and-importing-ai-to-cad/m-p/1656554#M1009 <P>I have screenshots to upload if permitted. Thanks.</P> Thu, 09 Oct 2025 02:56:49 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-maps-for-adobe-creative-cloud-questions/help-with-scale-and-importing-ai-to-cad/m-p/1656554#M1009 CT_GIS 2025-10-09T02:56:49Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-maps-for-adobe-creative-cloud-questions/help-with-scale-and-importing-ai-to-cad/m-p/1656557#M1010 <P>Update - I created a new illustrator file in CM and generated a new map. This new map succeeded in creating a graphic scale. The "official" scale value was 9050, with a 2.3823 CM line corresponding to 0.1 mi.&nbsp;</P><P>I checked this against a measured feature and it is close enough to be correct&nbsp; (2.5624 CM = 0.108 mi = 570', measured feature = 575').</P> Thu, 09 Oct 2025 03:42:54 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-maps-for-adobe-creative-cloud-questions/help-with-scale-and-importing-ai-to-cad/m-p/1656557#M1010 CT_GIS 2025-10-09T03:42:54Z