https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/interested-in-a-batch-layout-export-and-revision/m-p/1689763#M102295 <P>Claude and I built a Python script recently that functions as a single or batch Layout export tool, currently with PDF or JPG options.&nbsp; The tool also tracks revisions in a way that's unique to the iterative nature of our work with figures for environmental engineering reports.</P><P>Anyone interested in this?&nbsp; It effectively becomes a 'click once and update all changed Layouts, to multiple places, with both simple and detailed tracking of changes' tool.<BR /><BR />If there's enough interest I can post the code, parameters and validation scripts</P><P><BR />Details:<BR /><BR />- Creates and maintains batch export lists that can be customized<BR />- Tracks changes visually, so only Layouts with changes get exported between runs<BR />- Allows for multiple outputs: one folder gets base Layout filename with overwrite (so there's always a 'current' version'; another folder gets iterative copies with '_revA', '_revB' appended for granular auditing; an optional third folder gets another copy of the 'current' versions<BR />- Ignores the bottom 1/2" of all layouts in the change comparison (this is where we keep our time/date stamp)<BR /><BR /></P> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:31:55 GMT MEH-Weiss 2026-03-10T18:31:55Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/interested-in-a-batch-layout-export-and-revision/m-p/1689763#M102295 <P>Claude and I built a Python script recently that functions as a single or batch Layout export tool, currently with PDF or JPG options.&nbsp; The tool also tracks revisions in a way that's unique to the iterative nature of our work with figures for environmental engineering reports.</P><P>Anyone interested in this?&nbsp; It effectively becomes a 'click once and update all changed Layouts, to multiple places, with both simple and detailed tracking of changes' tool.<BR /><BR />If there's enough interest I can post the code, parameters and validation scripts</P><P><BR />Details:<BR /><BR />- Creates and maintains batch export lists that can be customized<BR />- Tracks changes visually, so only Layouts with changes get exported between runs<BR />- Allows for multiple outputs: one folder gets base Layout filename with overwrite (so there's always a 'current' version'; another folder gets iterative copies with '_revA', '_revB' appended for granular auditing; an optional third folder gets another copy of the 'current' versions<BR />- Ignores the bottom 1/2" of all layouts in the change comparison (this is where we keep our time/date stamp)<BR /><BR /></P> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:31:55 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/interested-in-a-batch-layout-export-and-revision/m-p/1689763#M102295 MEH-Weiss 2026-03-10T18:31:55Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/interested-in-a-batch-layout-export-and-revision/m-p/1691326#M102416 <P>Perhaps you can contribute it to GitHub -&nbsp;<A href="https://github.com/Esri/arcgis-pro-sdk-community-samples/blob/master/README.md" target="_blank">arcgis-pro-sdk-community-samples/README.md at master · Esri/arcgis-pro-sdk-community-samples · GitHub</A>&nbsp;?</P> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:26:22 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/interested-in-a-batch-layout-export-and-revision/m-p/1691326#M102416 Robert_LeClair 2026-03-18T17:26:22Z