https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/allow-for-ground-units-for-symbol-size/idi-p/1369429 <P>Except for locking the symbols to Reference Scale, there is no way to set exact size.<BR /><BR /></P><P>For example, if a complex symbol SVG or PNG represents the Statue of Liberty, and its 7.2m by 4.1m - it is impossible to set the width and height to exact size on the ground with a symbol (for all scales) and then mix that with dynamic symbols for vehicles and ferry symbols.<BR /><BR />Having a layer-specific 'Paper' or 'Map' units for each layer would be optimal, especially for producing web maps, not just paper/pdf.</P><P>This is common in other GIS Systems.<BR /><BR /></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Gordon_Aberdeen_0-1705046602519.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/91383iC4855AD0823C335A/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Gordon_Aberdeen_0-1705046602519.png" alt="Gordon_Aberdeen_0-1705046602519.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 01 Feb 2024 22:42:50 GMT Gordon_Aberdeen 2024-02-01T22:42:50Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/allow-for-ground-units-for-symbol-size/idi-p/1369429 <P>Except for locking the symbols to Reference Scale, there is no way to set exact size.<BR /><BR /></P><P>For example, if a complex symbol SVG or PNG represents the Statue of Liberty, and its 7.2m by 4.1m - it is impossible to set the width and height to exact size on the ground with a symbol (for all scales) and then mix that with dynamic symbols for vehicles and ferry symbols.<BR /><BR />Having a layer-specific 'Paper' or 'Map' units for each layer would be optimal, especially for producing web maps, not just paper/pdf.</P><P>This is common in other GIS Systems.<BR /><BR /></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Gordon_Aberdeen_0-1705046602519.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/91383iC4855AD0823C335A/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Gordon_Aberdeen_0-1705046602519.png" alt="Gordon_Aberdeen_0-1705046602519.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 01 Feb 2024 22:42:50 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/allow-for-ground-units-for-symbol-size/idi-p/1369429 Gordon_Aberdeen 2024-02-01T22:42:50Z