Latest Contributions by TomBole

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

Hi Shannon,  If North points to the right side of the page I would expect West to point to the top of the page and East to point to the bottom of the page. I'm not quite sure what you mean by W & E being 90 degrees off. Could you provide a screenshot of what you are seeing? Thanks,  Tom ... View more

Hi Meredith,  Currently there is no ArcGIS Pro functionality to automatically increase/decrease and maintain aspect ratio of layout elements when you change the page size. Tom ... View more

Hi Marvin,  I'm assuming that you are working with a layout view since you are reporting that you see the "Legend" item in the Contents pane.  I'm also assuming that you have added the legend to the layout page (Add a legend—Layouts | ArcGIS Desktop). Are you seeing the legend display on the layout view?  Could you provide a screenshot? If you've added a legend to the layout and legend items are not drawing there may be a legitimate reason for this. The data source of your geocoordinates layer may not support a legend. What is the source of your layer? Another reason legend items might not draw is that there are no features visible in the map and the Only show features visible in the map extent is checked on for this particular legend item (layer). For more information see Work with a legend item—Layouts | ArcGIS Desktop. Legend items are members of the legend. You can find them listed in the Contents pane underneath "Legend".    Of course, there could also be a bug with the software. We would need more information (steps and data in order to reproduce the issue) to make that determination. Hope this helps, Tom PS - In case you are unsure about Printing or Publishing your map I've have a few links below that you might find informative. Print a map or layout—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop Share a web map—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop  FAQ: Is it possible to print a web map directly from the ArcGIS Online map viewer as a PDF?  How To: Print a web map with a legend in a Basic Viewer app  ... View more

Hi Martin,  Could you be referring to ArcMap Neatline elements being dropped when imported into Pro?  This is a known and you should be seeing the import notification for this - 20041: Neatlines are not supported and were dropped from the layout—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop  When you import the MXD into Pro look to see if you have any notifications in the upper right hand corner of of the application. If the "bell" has a blue dot you have a notification.  Click this and the Notifications pane should open. Here you hover the mouse over "More Details" and click View results. This should open a browser where you can read the notification details. For more information on notifications see ArcGIS Pro notifications—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop. For example, here is a simple MXD with a data frame (blue border), a rectangle (green border) and a neatline element (yellow-black outline with blue background). When this MXD is imported into Pro the neatline element is dropped. Unfortunately, you will need to replicate the neatlines in ArcMap with rectangle elements in Pro. Tom ... View more

Hi Will,  I believe you are referring to a custom grid. Unfortunately, they will not be supported with the next release - 2.3. We do have plans to support custom grids in the near future. Hopefully, sometime in 2019. Tom ... View more

Hi Michael,  Data Driven Pages will convert to a Map Series when you import the mxd. You may need to check dynamic map surrounds, such as legend and dynamic text, to make sure they behave as you expect. Pay particular attention to the legend since legend fitting strategies are different in ArcGIS Pro so you may have to make some adjustments.  Tom ... View more

Hi Ben,  The upside-down, inverted behavior you are seeing is due to the value of the Flip angle property on the Text Symbol. When the flip angle is not 0 you will get the upside-down, inverted behavior. This is by design since these text symbols are designed for map labeling, not just for text placement on the layout. To avoid this, I would recommend using the layout specific text symbols that you can access from the Symbol gallery. You can also change the flip angle to 0 for any existing text elements where you see this problem. You can also create your own text styles that you can reuse. Information on how to do this can be found in the following help topic - Save symbols and style items in styles—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop  We know that this experience is not optimal and hope to improve it in a future release.  Thanks for your feedback. It helps. If you have any suggestions on how to make this experience better, please feel free to post them on the Ideas site - https://community.esri.com/community/arcgis-ideas. Hope this helps,  Tom ... View more

Hi Lawrence,  At version 2.2 you can further customize grid and graticule label visibility as you see fit. In order to do what you are looking to do you will need to define your edges and specify the label orientation for each direction for each edge. You may want to consider creating a grid style once you have what you want in case you want to reuse this for other similarly rotated maps. For a similar GeoNet discussion please see Gradicule Labels and Tick Marks in ArcGIS 2.2.  Here is the help topic that should provide additional information - Add and modify graticules—Layouts | ArcGIS Desktop. Hope this helps,  Tom ... View more