ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud Blog

The May update (version 3.9) adds vector versions of more ArcGIS point symbols and makes .aix files open faster. Available now.

ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud will undergo change in the October 2025 update. Read the announcement to learn more.

Streamline your cartography workflow with ArcGIS Maps for Adobe, combining Esri's mapping power with Adobe Illustrator’s design capabilities. However, Adobe Illustrator's handling of font tracking in AIX files can occasionally introduce discrepancies. This blog explores practical fixes for these issues, along with best practices to ensure your maps are both precise and visually stunning. Dive in to master a seamless map-making process with Illustrator!

The November update (3.8) lets you to convert ArcGIS symbols to Illustrator symbols, improves symbol replacement, and more. Available now.

Help shape the future of ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud—share your feedback in our quick survey and get a chance to join our Early Adopter Program!

Find out what's new in the latest version of ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud. The 3.7 update improves charts in AIX exports from ArcGIS Pro, adds support for ArcGIS Pro 3.3, and more. Available now.

ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud will be deprecating the Legacy mapping profile setting with the October 2024 release. Read the blog to learn more. 

ArcGIS 10.6 and 10.6.1 (Desktop (ArcMap) and Enterprise) will be RETIRED on January 1, 2024.

Please refer to the Product Life Cycle on the Esri Support site.

Enterprise PLC - https://support.esri.com/en-us/products/arcgis-enterprise/life-cycle

ArcMap PLC - https://support.esri.com/en-us/products/arcmap/life-cycle

Exciting news! ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud is now available on the  Adobe Exchange Marketplace!

The latest update (version 3.6) of ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud was released today. This update includes significant enhancements, bug fixes, and new tools to explore. Below is a summary. For more details, see this blog article. 

New features and enhancements

• Support Adobe Illustrator 2024 and Adobe Photoshop 2024.
• Filter search results by authoritative status or hide deprecated layers, when adding map data.
• Access layer detailed description and source information from the Contents pane.
• Make a chart in ArcGIS Pro, and edit it in Illustrator. If your ArcGIS Pro project includes charts, such as line, histogram, or pie charts, they are now processed as editable vector layers when you export to AIX
• ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud is now available to download on Adobe Exchange in the Adobe Creative Cloud Marketplace (in addition to the Esri website). 

Bug fixes

• BUG-000152999 Fixed a bug that prevented you from adding custom basemaps in disconnected environments.
• Fixed a bug that splits legend and label ligatures into individual characters.
• Fixed a bug that caused data added from the extension to not be cropped to the map extent

We encourage you to download and upgrade to this latest version at your earliest convenience. (See Requirements for supported versions of Adobe apps.) We appreciate this community’s support and feedback and look forward to staying engaged to continue improving Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud.

Sincerely,

ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud team