topic Re: Missing features after exporting? in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Missing features after exporting?

BlakeLiss — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 16:26:54 GMT

Hello all,

I am having an issue where I am missing features after exporting a layout to .pdf. Is anyone else having an issue like this with pro? I am missing Phase 6, dashed blue line, even when it shows on my layout. All help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.

ArcGIS Pro Layout View:

Exported .pdf file:

Re: Missing features after exporting?

Robert_LeClair — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 22:51:16 GMT

Blake - if you export the layout to *.jpg or *.tif, does the same disappearing feature disappear? One workflow you could try is copy the Phase 6 layer to a new geodatabase feature class and add it to the Map View. Delete the old geodatabase feature class then export to *.pdf again. Does the feature still disappear?

Re: Missing features after exporting?

MaxStier — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 19:39:22 GMT

Did you ever solve this issue, a few users in our organization see this error of missing features in the PDF exports, thanks!

Re: Missing features after exporting?

BlakeLiss — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 19:44:43 GMT

Hi Max, I resorted to exporting the layout to a .jpg and then converted to a .pdf. That resolved the issue of the feature disappearing. I did not attempt the workflow Robert recommended since I was in a rush to get these printed.

Re: Missing features after exporting?

MarkHorner1 — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 19:27:06 GMT

Was having the same issue, including .jpg. Sounds silly, but simply closed the project, reopened and fixed the problem... Go figure.

Re: Missing features after exporting?

MaxKirschling — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:53:34 GMT

I was having the same issue as the OP. I did follow the workflow outlined by @Robert_LeClair (with a slight twist in that I also created a new file geodatabase for the 'new' feature class) and it worked perfectly. To be specific, my workflow was:

Create a new file geodatabase
Right click on new FGDB in Catalog and imported the offending feature classes (there were 4 line FCs in my case)
Add the newly imported FCs to the map and copy-pasted the properties from the original FCs
Export to PDF

I was using ArcPro 3.3.2 at the time. Hope this is helpful

Re: Missing features after exporting?

MariyanaKostov1 — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:47:47 GMT

I'm having the same issue...