topic Re: Extent Indicator for Map Clipped to Outline? in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Extent Indicator for Map Clipped to Outline?

GB_MattPanunto_GISS — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 22:29:48 GMT

I have a map that is being clipped to an outline of one of its layers. However, the extent indicator for the map frame still shows the full extent of the layer, not the clipped feature outline. Is there a way to make the extent indicator match the clipped feature outline? Using ArcGIS Pro v2.9.2.

Re: Extent Indicator for Map Clipped to Outline?

AubriOtis — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 01:03:02 GMT

The extent indicator is designed to show the shape of the map frame, not any of the data within the map (the exception is spatial map series, with a spatial map series the extent indicator can show the extent of the feature in the index layer). To accomplish your workflow you'd need to reshape your map frame to follow the clipped features.

Re: Extent Indicator for Map Clipped to Outline?

GB_MattPanunto_GISS — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 01:21:52 GMT

Is there a quick and easy way to reshape a map frame to follow the clip feature(s)? I guess I figured this would be easy like it was in ArcMap, where the data frame would clip itself to the layer you specify, thus also clipping any extent indicator referencing that clipped data frame.

Re: Extent Indicator for Map Clipped to Outline?

AubriOtis — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:57:26 GMT

Pro currently doesn't have a reshape map frame option to follow a clip feature, you do have to manually reshape it.

Re: Extent Indicator for Map Clipped to Outline?

JohnNergeBrooklynPark — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:24:38 GMT

I had a GIS user at my org asking to do something very similar, so I put together a quick tutorial after figuring out how to do it. Not sure if this is what you're trying to achieve or not, but sharing in case it is. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0c179fb81d944f1c843ca07954f7db30