Latest Contributions by TomBole

Hi Chris,  I'm not aware of any known issue with Table Frames that would result in the issue you're reporting. Unfortunately, without the steps/data to reproduce your issue there is very little troubleshooting that can be done. Are you able to contact Esri Support? They are better equipped to handle troubleshooting steps and gather bug data. They can be contacted at https://support.esri.com/en/contact-tech-support. Tom ... View more

Hi Kate,  Page queries need to be based on the attribute being used by the index layer to drive the name of each map series page. Here is the specific help for this (See Page query—Layouts | ArcGIS Desktop😞 A page query is a dynamic SQL where the clause is based on the values of the designated page name field for the map series. Therefore, layers being defined must contain an attribute and appropriate values that can be matched to the designated page name field of the map series index layer. This is no different than how it works in ArcMap see Using Page Definition Queries—Help | ArcGIS Desktop  In order to "cut down on the noise" in your map series you might want to consider using a masking layer. Here is an example of what I mean by masking layer. Lets say I want to create a map series of US States where I want to display the basemap/layers only for the state for the state's page. For example, for the Alabama page I only want to display the basemap/layers that are in Alabama. Step 1 - Create a new polygon layer, "Polygon Envelope", that surrounds all the index features. Step 2 - Create a new layer (masking layer) that is the UNION of the polygon layer that encompasses the index layer, "Polygon Envelope", and the index layer, "US. States (Generalized)". This new layer should have both the geometry and attributes you can use in the map series. Step 3 - Symbolize this layer as needed. I want the areas outside to be white with no border. Step 4 - Create my map series with the Name Field equal to "STATE_NAME".  Step 5 - Open the properties for the masking layer and under Page Query set the filter such that the features that show DO NOT Match the page name. Now you should have a masking layer that effectively filters out the noise in your map. Of course this was a very quick and simplistic example, but it should help you get started. Hope this helps,  Tom ... View more

Chris,  You can use a rectangle text element to control the width and set the callout on the text symbol to get something close to what you're looking for. The text should wrap around to a new line within the element and have the callout sized correctly for each text string.  With some tweaking you should be able to limit the width as you want. However, any Y offset will not be dynamic and will not change as the text changes. Not the solution you're looking for I know, but hopefully this helps. Tom ... View more

Chris,  A better solution may be to set a "Background" callout for the Text symbol. Here, you can set a background, border and margin as you see fit.  This would replace setting a border and background for the element itself. Make sure that the the anchor point of the text element is set so that as the text size changes the element anchored correctly. You may have to experiment a bit here to see what works best for your layout. Hope this helps. Tom ... View more

In the meantime, you can use Offset X and Offset Y to position text within the rectangle. Unfortunately, you'll need to make adjustments for each text element based on size of rectangle and text string. ... View more

Gauthier, Here's some information that I got from one of our 3D experts. Scale is continuous and changing across a 3D view, so the traditional idea of scale bars don’t work in scenes - things that are far away are at a different scale than things that are closer. Technically something could be done in Parallel (aka “isometric”) view mode, but we don’t have the math / conversion-factor for that available.   For an in-scene solution (ie: creating an object that displays in the scene itself), he could use the Cage symbol. This builds a 3D grid around an object, where the number, gap, and heights of the grid lines can be configured (as needed).   Steps: Add a 2D polygon feature around the model (best practice – rectangular shape with well-defined side lengths, like “100m”) Drag that layer into the 3D category in the TOC Click symbol in TOC to open Symbology pane, search All Styles for “cage”, choose the “Parcel Cage” symbol Configure the symbol - height of cage, number of grid lines, display of numbers, colors, etc Bonus points: use attribute-driven symbol properties to make different cage symbols per feature Tom ... View more

Hi Gauthier,  What is it that you want to scale bar to measure?  If it is not a map, as Dan suspects above, I don't think you can use a scale bar element as it is designed to work with a map.  You can convert a scale bar to a set of graphic elements and change these elements as you see fit. Hope this helps.  Tom ... View more

Hi Oliver,  This is by design.  Both map frames point to the same map, so any changes made to that map, such as turning layers on/off, changing layer rendering or changing the spatial reference of the map, will be reflecting in ALL map frames pointing to this map. For more information please see Add and modify map frames—Layouts | ArcGIS Desktop. If you wish to have the map frames display different information you will need to create separate maps.  You can do this by copying and pasting the original map in the Catalog pane. Once you have a copy you can adjust layer visibility as needed and point one of the map frames to this new map. There is an existing enhancement request that you might find interesting - Locked Multiple Layouts in ArcGIS Pro. Hope this helps,  Tom ... View more

Tim,  Glad I could help.  Thanks for the feedback. Tom ... View more

Hi Dan,  I believe this is a known bug captured in BUG-000116327 In Legend Properties, the 'Only show features visible in the map extent' option fails to function when a feature class is symbolized using unique values in more than one field. This bug also affects other renderers, such as graduated color, that use expressions (see BUG-000118169 When symbolizing the layer with an ‘ARCADE EXPRESSION’ in graduated colors, the legend in the layout does not show correct number of features present in each category in ArcGIS Pro.) Hopefully, we can address this issue in the near future. Thanks for the feedback. Tom ... View more

Hi Emilie,  Currently only show features visible in the map extent is only supported for 2D maps. Unfortunately, I'm unaware of any workarounds. This is something we hope to support in the future. Tom ... View more

Hi Livia,  Thanks for the feedback.  I believe you are correct that there is a bug with this functionality.  Are you able to contact esri support and log an issue?  They can be contacted at https://support.esri.com/en/contact-tech-support. Tom ... View more

Shannon,  North arrows are graphic elements. Only their orientation as a whole adjusts direction. Individual items, such as the letters designating each cardinal direction, cannot adjust independently.  The North Arrow is behaving as expected. Having the cardinal directions also oriented to the top of the page, regardless of map rotation, is an interesting idea.  I would recommend adding this to the https://community.esri.com/community/arcgis-ideas site as a possible future enhancement. Thanks for the feedback. Tom ... View more