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Hi @GenericPlanner. You're running into a known limitation that the Pro-to-AIX currently has with SVG symbols. The workflow's current best practices for point symbology is described here. For custom point symbols, Illustrator (although it is a vector editor) does not consume SVGs from Pro in an optimal manner in a complicated file like a map. Further complicating the issue is that the ultimate file you are getting is an AI (not an SVG). For now, the product documentation suggests to use a simple point symbology in Pro, and then use the Maps for Adobe custom symbol replacement process (it works really fast!). I wrote a how-to post, which is step three on this page. Here is the product doc for the automatic Symbol Replacement process as well. For the bounding boxes that you are seeing, it is hard to tell from the image if they are clipping paths or actual artwork paths. If they are the former, you can lock all but that layer, and perform the Illustrator function to remove all clipping paths. Be aware that if you do this, you will lose the organization of those discrete symbol "packages" (an Illustrator limitation). This is why the product doc suggests the custom symbol replacement. Hope this helps!
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Hello readers. Jake and I were able to test and identify a solution to their issue. When having "no basemap selected" for the basemap, the sync was not completing. Once Jake selected a basemap the issue resolved. I'll check this issue out with the devs to identify if this is a fluke or pervasive. For anyone who may encounter this, try selecting a basemap from this option (image).
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Hi there, @JakesTrek . I will message you privately so we can figure out what is going on with your map. I'll share what we find here in case others encounter it as well. Thanks!
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Esri just wrapped up its second ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud (Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud) competition, and the submissions were beautiful. Each qualifying map was made with Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud. Our talented judges have tallied the results, and I'm pleased to announce the winners. First Place. The Trails of Lonesome Dove. by Stephanie Clark What our judges had to say about Stephanie Clark's map: This map was inviting for its merger of narrative fiction with the geography of the physical world and historical context. Not only does the map tell a story, it maps one. The map aesthetic meshes nicely with the subject matter and is a good example of tasteful restraint.. Color palette looks good without looking like an exaggerated period-piece. Second Place. Maryland and Vicinity by Jason Holmberg What our judges had to say about Jason Holmberg's map: This map is so clean and legible. The colors are pleasant and clear and most importantly, there's not too many of them, which is a trap that I think is very easy to fall into, especially in a map like this that has to convey so much information... This is a map I would find useful for understanding and navigating a place I'd just moved to, as well as a map I'd enjoy hanging on my wall. Third Place. La Grande Motte by Celine Kerpelt What our judges had to say about Celine Kerpelt's map: This map is neat and legible and illustrates a unique subject in an interesting way. The map color palette is very diverse without looking discordant and it gives the street map a pleasant tapestry of hues. I appreciate the cartographer sharing their digital-to-printmaking process in this beautiful stark minimalist map of La Grand-Motte. Honorable Mentions The collection of maps this year's Maps for Adobe competition received was gorgeous. Although there's not enough space to list them all in this post, I wanted to share with you all a few more of the stunning maps entered this year The Fan District by Emily Routman City of Richmond The Chihuahuan Desert by Carl Churchill Woodwell Climate Research Center Use-It by Irina Moons Moons Check out the book! If you would like to get started with Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud, check out this recent Esri Press publication, Mapping By Design. I included many tutorials for map designers to get to know this new mapping tool, which can be integrated with your ArcGIS Pro workflows.
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Hi there. Looking into this. What version of Maps for Adobe are you using? Thanks!
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Hi there, Alexandra. There a few ways you can do this. In Compilation panel, click Add content -> Add Layers. Then select "ArcGIS Online URL" from the left column. Then paste the URL of the map. Click the "+" to add the item to the map. By the way, I have found using the URL from the browser better than the "copy URL" button on the page. The other way you can do this is to save the VT layer to a folder on ArcGIS Online. Then, sign into that org in Maps for Adobe and when adding data (Compilation panel, click Add content -> Add Layers) select "My Content" from the left column, and navigate to the folder containing your basemap. Thanks, Sarah
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Hi Carabiner-Carto. This is a wonderful question! Translating an area of the spherical earth into the extent of a rectangular map is a little tricky, especially when considering varying map projections that will inevitably change shapes. In Maps for Adobe the mapboard always defines the size of the map output which is always rectangular. Generally, this process doesn't consider how far in you have the basemap zoomed either. Two approaches that you might consider is to either 1) create a dataset containing a polygon(s) of the area you want to map, then add that layer to your map and draw your mapboard around the polygon(s), or 2) If you are using a Plus or ArcGIS account, you can define your mapboard based upon coordinates in the form of decimal degrees. You can read about corner coordinates here.
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Hi Dan, Thanks for making to our UC talk! It looks like you may be running into a known issue with social log-ins related to Adobe CEP. We are looking into getting that issue resolved, but in the interim, could you continue to use your company arcgis org account? You can also sign up for a complimentary or Plus account instead of signing in through the Google social account. Keep me posted! Thank you, Sarah
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Hi Maxime, Sorry you're experiencing trouble with opening the AIX. Recently this post was published to let our users know that the new updates from Adobe caused some issues with extensions, including Maps for Adobe. We are working to solve this issue, but until then version 25.3 is not supported. We recommend that users revert to an earlier version of Illustrator to use Maps for Adobe until the problem is resolved. Thanks, Sarah
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Hi Carol Zuber-Mallison It was great chatting with you, and seeing your gorgeous cartography work! It's always fun to see inspiring work like you're doing. Just following up with the chat for folks reading along. The behavior comes from Adobe (outside of Esri). Adobe Illustrator's show-all command will show all artwork in layers where the parent layer is still visible. Our Maps for Adobe team is reaching out to Adobe to identify when they introduced this behavior. For those hoping to perform the show all action in AI while keeping individual objects hidden, be sure to hide the parent layers.
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Hi Carol. Yes, great question, and I read through carefully I work from a PC, and both of those commands work appropriately on a PC with the VectorStreetMap layer. Perhaps there is something happening in the mac version that we need to identify. We will look into it. Thanks for sharing your contact information too! We'll get back to you there as well, but also post here for all readers who may encounter this. Thanks for coming to the webinar too! Anna and I had a fun time doing it!
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Hi Carol. Thanks for reaching out with your question about toggling visibility. The M4cc-generated files will not have an impact on Illustrator commands and shortcuts. The 'Show All' command for Illustrator will result in showing all objects that have previously been hidden. Here is that company's documentation for that feature's functionality. It looks like what you will want to use for your desired results is the "hamburger" menu (three horizontal lines menu) from the Illustrator Layers panel, and select "Show All Layers" from that list. For that option to appear, at least one layer's visibility will need to be toggled off. Hope this helps! -Sarah
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The ArcGIS Maps for Adobe® team announced its first mapping competition in February 2020. We are pleased to announce that this competition was a great success! Many mapmakers from all over the world participated. The amount, quality, and diversity of the maps that were submitted were incredible, and of these fantastic maps our panel of judges has determined the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners from the multitude of amazing maps. Due to the success of this first competition, we hope to make it an annual event. Follow Maps for Adobe to learn more about this competition and other exciting announcements regarding this mapping tool. Criteria The rules for participating were kept very broad, which resulted in a wide variety of creative mapping approaches from participants. The one main criteria that participants needed to follow is that the map had to be created using Maps for Adobe as the designer's primary map-making tool. Each participant could submit up to two (2) maps. For a full list of rules, visit the competition announcement. First Place Where might I see the Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo? by Katelin Volkanovski Map by Katelin Volkanovski First place winner comes from Australia! Katelin Volkanovski's map depicting the distribution of the Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo incorporates graphic design by illustrating the bird for which this map is created along with whimsical waves in the across the ocean. Katelin integrated the same yellow hue of her wonderfully designed birds to show the species' range on the map. Here is what Katelin had to say about the subject in her map: Australia's Black Cockatoo populations have faced a dramatic decline, and are now a threatened species. This map focuses on the distribution of one of the six Black Cockatoo varieties, the Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo. Second Place Daffodils and Homesites of the Eno River by Madalyn Baldwin This gorgeous map by Madalyn Baldwin highlights the connection humans have to their landscapes through the tender act of planting flowers. This map's creative topographic design, minimal clean design are among the many reasons this map is among the top three. Of this map, Madalyn writes: Between the 1750s and the early 1900s, many mills and homes were sited along the Eno River in the piedmont of North Carolina. Today, much of the land surrounding the Eno is conserved as the Eno River State Park, with close to 30 miles of publicly accessible hiking trails. While remnants of some of the historic structures are still visible, in most cases these sites have disappeared into the landscape. But every spring, for a couple of weeks, the history of this river is revealed with vibrant yellow blankets of daffodils. In most cases, the first bulbs were planted by the original homeowners, and over the past 100 - 200 years, the flowers have naturalized and spread, persisting as memories of the people who settled along this river. The daffodils and architectural remnants each tell a unique story of home and garden. Map by Madalyn Baldwin Third Place (3-mapper-tie!) Kananaskis Overview Map by Ian Ladd Congratulations to Calgary-based cartographer Ian Ladd for this wonderfully designed overview map of Kananaskis, a beautiful wild area located in Alberta, Canada. Evident in Ian's map, Kananaskis is a glaciated mountainous region where visitors may camp, hike, and ski among many other recreational activities. Ian says of this map: I have been making maps since I was 6 years old, its my passion, hobby, and career. This map is a simple overview map of an area I spend a lot of time skiing, biking, hiking, and exploring! I wanted to really learn ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud and used this as a learning exercise. Map by Ian Ladd Arkansas by Noah Walker This delightfully minimalist monochrome map of Arkansas comes from Noah Walker. Noah chose to illustrate the topography of the western side of his state with simple effective graphic design.The smart label hierarchy is effective, drawing the reader throughout this wonderful map. Noah writes: A stylized map of the state of Arkansas, my home state, using the old abbreviation format. Designed to showcase the major rivers and mountain ranges of the natural state, as well as major cities. Also depicts the highest elevation in the state, and the location of Hot Springs National Park. Map by Noah Walker Kayak Launches in Eastern Talbot County, Maryland by Andrew Bernish Talented cartographer Andrew Bernish submitted this colorful map of the kayak launches in Eastern Talbot county. The inspiration for Andrew's vibrant design comes from his family. Andrew describes this inspiration below: I have two small children (ages 2 and 5) and they like to get out in our kayak. I started looking for more public kayak launches near our home in Easton and realized that our county is one of the best places for kayaking. I was inspired to create this map with an eye for my kids as it will hang in their shared bedroom. I used a kids' palette of colors and fonts. Map by Andrew Bernish Honorable Mentions The number of participants was much greater that we expected, and for this reason next year's competition will have categories by which the maps can be organized. This year we only were able to choose three among the many amazing maps. Below are some wonderful submissions that we have to show off. Puffin breeding habitat throughout the year by Emma Lidbury Emma Lidbury's map design is always a delight! This map focusing on the locations where Puffins breed is no exception. The simple effective color choice along with the clever postage design elements draw map readers in to learn more about the subject. Map by Emma Lidbury London by Mitch Kazuk Another talented mapmaker, Mitch Kazuk submitted this map of the greater London area. This lovely map uses an effective label heirarchy to highlight some of the places that are significant to Mitch, and that gorgeous muted blue to show off the River Thames. Map by Mitch Kazuk I-10 Closure Map by Andrew Pham It is clear that Andrew Pham is accustomed to providing information in the form of map- and graphic design. This map has a clean look, effectively informing its readers where to expect upcoming road closures. Map by Andrew Pham I-10 Projects Map by Lalé Moradpour Caltrans clearly has a staff of talented designers; Our final honorable mention is another from this transportation agency. This map shows a one-lane bridge structure proposal with projects segments symbolized by a yellow-to-red gradient. Lalé Moradpour has chosen to design the base as a sleek dark tone, which allows for the project colors to pop. Map by Lalé Moradpour
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Hi Mark, This should not be happening. The layer names should be retained. I want to help figure it out with you. I will message you to help solve this.
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Hi David, When resizing your mapboard, you have the option to resize based upon the size of the final product or based upon the scale of the map. The default is the former, so when you manually adjust the extent of the mapboard with this default selected, the scale will change. In this case, if you shrink the mapboard, the scale will get larger, and if you expand the mapboard extent, the scale becomes smaller. You might want to try selecting the second option "Set Map Level of Detail To:" when your setting up your mapboard. Please let me know if this helps! Thanks, Sarah
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