topic Re: Layout legend not updating with floor-aware layers in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Layout legend not updating with floor-aware layers

BShaw — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:49:31 GMT

I need to create PDFs of a building that uses Indoors floor-aware data. I have a layout for each floor, but I'm trying to avoid creating several dozen maps f(one for each floor) by using the same map and changing the floor in the layout's map frame.

Here's my problem - for one of the layers, I'm using the "Only show features visible in the map extent" option in the legend. This works great to filter out options that don't exist in the floor. However, it seems to be tied to the map itself and not the map frame. Eg, when I change floors in the map frame, the legend list does not update. Is there any way to tie the legend item to the floor shown in the map frame instead of the floor in the map itself?

Re: Layout legend not updating with floor-aware layers

JasonBennett — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 21:47:56 GMT

Are you using a Map Series so that the layout will create a page for each floor? With a map series you can define a series of pages that span a range of map extents. So, your map frame will look unique on each page.

Re: Layout legend not updating with floor-aware layers

BShaw — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:47:00 GMT

Unfortunately, this doesn't appear to solve the legend problem. The legend items for Floor 1 are populated across floors instead of changing with the objects visible in the map frame.

Re: Layout legend not updating with floor-aware layers

AubriOtis — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:24:28 GMT

It sound like this might be a bug in the software. I recommend reaching out to Technical Support as they can troubleshoot and report it properly.