topic Re: Model Builder Symbology in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Model Builder Symbology

Rick_O_Hara — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 22:29:52 GMT

I have a model that takes the correct symbology from the parameter symbology when you run it in model builder, but if you run it from the catalog it does what ever it wants. Why would the symbology not be working consistently? I've saved and rerun this several times. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Re: Model Builder Symbology

DanPatterson — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 10:59:58 GMT

the layers under question, are they output parameters in the model?

Model parameters—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation

describes the only two approaches to using the symbology from a *.lyrx. you appear to be using one, which I guess is a locally stored file, have you tried the second method to explicitly set the symbology for an output layer?

Re: Model Builder Symbology

Rick_O_Hara — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 15:37:23 GMT

Thanks @DanPatterson .

Adding the apply symbology tool seems to work. Now, however, 2 layers are added even though the original isn't called out to be added anymore. This all worked about a week ago without adding the apply symbology tool. These seem like simple esri tools that should work regularly not intermittently. Sorta lame.

Thanks again.

Re: Model Builder Symbology

PatriciaKingston — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:29:09 GMT

I have had a similar issue when creating a Model Builder for symbology. I had to open the Model Builder in edit mode to have the code run each time correctly. I switched to applying symbology to all of my codes.