idea Matching Rotation Between Data Frames When Using Data Driven Pages in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Matching Rotation Between Data Frames When Using Data Driven Pages

AdamInglis — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 14:12:06 GMT

Please add the option to match the rotation of a non DDP data frame to a DDP data frame. Currently you can set the extents of a non-DDP data frame to match a DDP data frame extents, but no the rotation.

Re: Matching Rotation Between Data Frames When Using Data Driven Pages

ChrisFox — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:12:06 GMT

You can accomplish this with Python. Below is a sample script:

import arcpy
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument(r"C:\Project\ParcelAtlas.mxd")
ddpDF = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, "DDPDataFrameName")[0] #Replace name of DDP Data Frame
otherDF = arcpy.mapping.ListDataFrames(mxd, "OtherDataFrameName")[0] #Replace name of Other Data Frame you want to rotate
for pageNum in range(1, mxd.dataDrivenPages.pageCount + 1):
    mxd.dataDrivenPages.currentPageID = pageNum
    otherDF.rotation = ddpDF.rotation
    arcpy.mapping.ExportToPDF(mxd, r"C:\Project\OutPut\ParcelAtlas_Page" + str(pageNum) + ".pdf")
del mxd

Re: Matching Rotation Between Data Frames When Using Data Driven Pages

WillyLynch — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 23:34:21 GMT

THis is a nice work around but it would be useful to petroleum and mining users to have as COTS

Re: Matching Rotation Between Data Frames When Using Data Driven Pages - Status changed to: Already Offered

AubriOtis — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 22:51:11 GMT

This is available in ArcGIS Pro.