Very slow export map with annotation

[OlegLukyanov]

Hi

I try to export map with annotation with PrintingTools and I found export map with one  annotation layer  only takes about 1-2 minutes to A4 landscape pdf 1:2000 600 dpi. While export map with one polygon layer takes about 5-6 seconds and 5-6 different polygon and polyline layers 6-7 seconds also.

Is there a way to increase the speed of export map with the annotations layer?

BTW. Dynamic service vs feature layer from dynamic service.

Map export to A4 pdf 1:2000 with operational layer from my dynamic service Hydrography  with one layer Sea  takes 76 seconds. Map export to A4 pdf 1:2000 from Feature layer Sea (map service) from this dynamic service Hydrography   takes 5-6 seconds.

Hardware: HP ML350 G4p 2*Xeon 3.00 GHz 8 RAM SCSI RAID 5
Software Windows 2008 R2 Standard, ArcGIS for Server WG 10.1 sp1, Viewers for Flex 3.6 or for Silverlight 3.2.


Help me please
Thanks.

Oleg

[OlegLukyanov]

I inform my local support in Russia about this problem.
Annotation layer slow print/export to pdf isn't Flex widget problem and was found from JS Viewer also. It is ArcGIS Server problem. Our local support said he informed ESRI support about possible bug. He also found export to PDF is more quick after first export to JPG.

I checked his expirience and I found

1.Export to PDF map with 1 anno layer 1:2000 A4 600 dpi before export to JPG lasted about 1 minute
2.Export to PDF map with 1 anno layer 1:2000 A4 600 dpi after export to JPG lasted about 11 seconds.

Export became quicklier from another PC our LAN also.

Sorry for my poor English.

Oleg

[RobertBorchert]

To many variables to be able to narrow it down.

1. it could be that your machine is not powerful enough to handle a large number of calculations.
2. Polygon layers take more resources to export.  Annotation is treated as a polygon.  If your annotation is feature linked that takes longer as well
3. if your data is on a network that can make it take longer.
4.  pause the drawing while exporting.  This will free up resources for your computer.
5.  if your working in a geodatabase or SDE you should compress it
6 run disk defrag and disk cleanup on your computer
7  how much free space does your hard drive have?  If it is under 15% you should free as much up as possible.  and run defrag and disk clean up again.
8.  for your export settings.  Lower it down to 300 or better yet 150.  600 is good but that is a huge drag on the export.  Change the output image quality down to normal.  on the Advanced tab when exporting set it to Layers and Attributes to NONE and do not export georeference info

Hi

I try to export map with annotation with PrintingTools and I found export map with one  annotation layer  only takes about 1-2 minutes to A4 landscape pdf 1:2000 600 dpi. While export map with one polygon layer takes about 5-6 seconds and 5-6 different polygon and polyline layers 6-7 seconds also.

Is there a way to increase the speed of export map with the annotations layer?

BTW. Dynamic service vs feature layer from dynamic service.

Map export to A4 pdf 1:2000 with operational layer from my dynamic service Hydrography  with one layer Sea  takes 76 seconds. Map export to A4 pdf 1:2000 from Feature layer Sea (map service) from this dynamic service Hydrography   takes 5-6 seconds.

Hardware: HP ML350 G4p 2*Xeon 3.00 GHz 8 RAM SCSI RAID 5
Software Windows 2008 R2 Standard, ArcGIS for Server WG 10.1 sp1, Viewers for Flex 3.6 or for Silverlight 3.2.


Help me please
Thanks.

Oleg

[OlegLukyanov]

To many variables to be able to narrow it down.

1. it could be that your machine is not powerful enough to handle a large number of calculations.
2. Polygon layers take more resources to export.  Annotation is treated as a polygon.  If your annotation is feature linked that takes longer as well
3. if your data is on a network that can make it take longer.
4.  pause the drawing while exporting.  This will free up resources for your computer.
5.  if your working in a geodatabase or SDE you should compress it
6 run disk defrag and disk cleanup on your computer
7  how much free space does your hard drive have?  If it is under 15% you should free as much up as possible.  and run defrag and disk clean up again.
8.  for your export settings.  Lower it down to 300 or better yet 150.  600 is good but that is a huge drag on the export.  Change the output image quality down to normal.  on the Advanced tab when exporting set it to Layers and Attributes to NONE and do not export georeference info

1. Our HP server with ArcGIS Server handle export to PDF , it is not web client PC export. I use earlier this HP with ArcIMS 9.2 for export to high dpi PDF from map with 150+ layers with  10+ annotation layers.  And export  was more quicklier.
2. Annotation are not feature linked.  Export from map with 1 feature layer from dynamic map service 10 time quicklier 
than export from map with 1 dynamic map service with this feature layer.
3. Data is on local server hdd with not UNC path.
5. Map service created from compressed file geodatabase.
6-7. SCSI HDD RAID 5 have  50+  % free space .
8.Yes of course 150 dpi is more  quicklier vs 300 dpi. But it  I need  "High quality printing" as ArcGIS Server help describe.
BTW.  I doubt the true 600 вз�? quality "600 dpi export to pdf  from AGS Server PrintingTools service.

Thanks