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Arcgis PRO - 3D north arrow

V_P_Mattart — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:13:39 GMT

I would like to have a 3D north arrow that i can add in my layout of a 3D scene

Re: Arcgis PRO - 3D north arrow

KoryKramer — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:03:13 GMT

When you say that you want to add a north arrow to the layout of a 3D scene - that can already be done.

North arrows—Layouts | ArcGIS Desktop

Or do you mean the same as what is described here https://community.esri.com/ideas/13140‌

If so, we should merge this Idea with that.

Re: Arcgis PRO - 3D north arrow

ChuckFarr — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 22:31:34 GMT

I agree. In ArcScene you can use this north arrow. But in ArcGIS Pro....nothing similar. Would be a great accessory.

Re: Arcgis PRO - 3D north arrow

KoryKramer — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 14:18:17 GMT

Have you seen the 3D on-screen navigator Use the on-screen navigator—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation ?

Re: Arcgis PRO - 3D north arrow - Status changed to: Open

KoryKramer — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:12:16 GMT

Re: Arcgis PRO - 3D north arrow

Anonymous User — Mon, 17 May 2021 17:21:34 GMT

The 3D on screen navigator is useful for the map view. But does not serve any purpose for layouts.

Re: Arcgis PRO - 3D north arrow

Simonez — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 16:56:55 GMT

Any news on this topic? Really missing a nice 3D North arrow.

Re: Arcgis PRO - 3D north arrow

KoryKramer — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 14:43:59 GMT

This currently only has 1 kudo (vote). @ChuckFarr @Anonymous User @Simonez make sure to add your support for the idea by giving it a kudo. The number of kudos for an idea is one way that helps development teams understand the demand for features and prioritize them against other requests.

Thank you

Re: Arcgis PRO - 3D north arrow

Paulo_Jorge_AntunesCruz — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 17:32:39 GMT

Any kind of news about this topic, 3D north arrow for ArcGISPRO animations?

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Simonez — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:36:19 GMT

Kudoed. Still waiting.

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FrancescoSalese — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:00:56 GMT

Kudoed. Still waiting.

Re: Arcgis PRO - 3D north arrow

Paulo_Jorge_AntunesCruz — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:20:41 GMT

Yes still waiting for a solution

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Re: Arcgis PRO - 3D north arrow

NathanShephard — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:02:36 GMT

Thanks for the interest in this capability.

Question for the group - if there was an option to include the on-screen Navigator control (when exporting images and animation-videos) would that meet your needs?

The biggest caveat would be "the appearance and styling of the north arrow overlay would not be configurable" (which matches the 10.x ArcScene case). We'd clear out all the 'controls and buttons' so it'd just be the actual direction indicator.

Example - the north-only indicator, vs the full 3D indicator styling.

Thanks,

-Nathan.

Re: Arcgis PRO - 3D north arrow

Anonymous User — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 00:40:41 GMT

I think the "North Only" arrow would work great. The arrow not being editable, would also be fine. Thanks for working on a solution.

Re: Arcgis PRO - 3D north arrow

sgartrell — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:51:53 GMT

Kudoed.

In the meantime, I'm using this workaround:

create a new point layer in your scene, with a feature where you'd like your arrow
in the north arrow layer's properties:
- set its elevation high enough above the ground to prevent the terrain from obscuring it
- in the display menu, select "Display 3D symbols in real-world units"
in the "layers" tab of the north arrow layer's symbology properties:
- symbolize it with a north arrow SVG (like this one) with desired color and size
- under the "Rotation" dropdown, uncheck "billboard"

This should create a north arrow that points north, floating above the ground at a fixed distance. Additionally, you can achieve a so-so 3D effect for the arrow by copy/pasting the symbol layer in the "structure" tab of the symbology properties (the wrench icon) and iteratively increasing the "depth" parameter.

Final Result:

(view in My Videos)