I just recently have become introduced to ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud. I rarely use AI, so this is an adjustment for me for sure. The first photo below is a screenshot of my AI project so far - I have accomplished the Drop Shadow that I wanted, which is great, but now I am stuck. I need to rotate the data 16 degrees (see second screenshot for a separately created map via Pro). When I rotate all the Layers in AI, it also makes the Data Frame rotated. My long winded questions are: 1). Is there a way to rotate the data in AI to match my second map without rotating the actual data frame? 2). Is there any other way to create a Layout rather than opening up a Web Map from AGOL into Adobe? I'm not too familiar with AI, so creating a Layout in here will take much wasted time (adding a legend, etc).
Thank you in advance.
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It was good chatting with you and learning about your mapping process, Kamille! For the readers following for a solution, the issue was solved with the 5 steps above. But there was some confusion about the capability to rotate an Illustrator Artboard, which you cannot. The Artboard can only be resized, but the horizontal/vertical orientation cannot be rotated. If you're making a map that will need to be rotated in Illustrator, one trick is to start out with a large area (or larger page size) in Mapboard in #M4CC, and then crop the Artboard to the intended size once you are inside Illustrator.
Hi Kamille,
Thanks for the great question. The question you have is basically an Illustrator question. Since there technically isn't a data frame upon download in AI, I am assuming you mean the dark bounding box inside a layer that is likely named "Other." Either way the steps below should help! Without seeing the before-and-after views and layer panel, it is a little bit of a challenge to identify the issue with certainty, but here is the solution that I recommend.
This should work!
Please message me (you can IM via GeoNet) if this solution doesn't work for you!
Sarah Bell
Hi Sarah,
I'm not sure how to IM you, I quickly looked through the options and wasn't able to find anything. As far as the rotating, this is what happens when I rotate 16 degrees. So the shape I am looking for no longer exists. Any ideas how to fix this?
It was good chatting with you and learning about your mapping process, Kamille! For the readers following for a solution, the issue was solved with the 5 steps above. But there was some confusion about the capability to rotate an Illustrator Artboard, which you cannot. The Artboard can only be resized, but the horizontal/vertical orientation cannot be rotated. If you're making a map that will need to be rotated in Illustrator, one trick is to start out with a large area (or larger page size) in Mapboard in #M4CC, and then crop the Artboard to the intended size once you are inside Illustrator.