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Export to Multiple PNG - Project contains several MapSeries

APYahoo — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 23:43:17 GMT

Hi. I've got a Python script for exporting a MapSeries to PNG in a Project that contains multiple MapSeries. My can't seem to figure out how to specify the MapSeries to export. I've included the script below. I've been tweaking the layout_number values. It does change the MapSeries output, but I'm not sure how to determine the layout number? Any suggestions? Or is there a way to specify by "layout_name"? Thanks
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import arcpy, os, sys, pathlib

output_folder = pathlib.Path(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0])) / "Output"

output_png_fname_pattern = "{this_row.Index}_{this_row.Index}.png"

layout_number = 0

output_folder = pathlib.Path(output_folder)

os.makedirs(output_folder, exist_ok=True)

p = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject("CURRENT")
l = p.listLayouts()[layout_number]if not (l.mapSeries is None):
ms = l.mapSeries
if ms.enabled:
for pageNum in range(1, ms.pageCount + 1):
ms.currentPageNumber = pageNum
this_row = ms.pageRow
output_fname = output_png_fname_pattern.format(this_row=this_row)
l.exportToPNG(output_folder / output_fname,
transparent_background=True,
clip_to_elements=True,
resolution=300)

Re: Export to Multiple PNG - Project contains several MapSeries

AndrewBryson1 — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 18:26:59 GMT

I'm not sure how the index numbers for the layouts get assigned -- they seem kind of arbitrary to me. Possibly it depends on the order that in which the layouts were created?

The layouts do have a name attribute, which you could use to construct a dictionary:

layouts = p.listLayouts()
l_dict = {l.name: l for l in layouts if not l.mapSeries is None}

Alternately, if you know the name, you can use it as a wildcard when you call p.listLayouts():

l = p.listLayouts("yournamehere")[0]

Note that the [0] is required even when searching for an exact name with only a single match among your layouts, because listLayouts() returns that match inside a list object.

Re: Export to Multiple PNG - Project contains several MapSeries

APYahoo — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 00:21:06 GMT

thanks, Andrew. the wildcard solution is exactly what I was looking for. Cheers