Latest Contributions by TomBole

Thomas,  Thanks for the input!  You've given me another avenue to investigate. Tom ... View more

Kevin,  Unfortunately, we're having difficulty reproducing this issue. The dynamic text elements are behaving as expected.  Currently, we are at a loss to why you are experiencing this inconsistent, bad state of the text elements. Are you seeing this problem with any other projects or data? Are you able to reproduce the issue using the package you sent us?   We do have a possible workaround. Instead of creating dynamic text from the index layer of the map series, try using "Table dynamic text". See Add dynamic text—Layouts | ArcGIS Desktop (about a quarter of the way down the topic) for more information on table dynamic text. In your scenario you would click the "Value" dynamic text element under the "Table Attribute" group. This will open the Insert Table Attribute dialog.  There, point the the layer and field you want to pull data from and set the Query to "Map series rows". Though we cannot reproduce this issue, we should still treat this issue as a bug.  Are you able to report the issue to technical support? Tom ... View more

Hi Josh,  Support for the display of reference grids is something we are currently working on for the 2.3 release. The ability to create indexed results (ex: Phila.   -   D1, D2) is something we hope to get to in a future release. Tom  ... View more

Thanks, Kevin.  I'll take a look and get back to you tomorrow. Tom ... View more

Kevin,  I'm unable to reproduce the problem you describe. The issue could be specific to the project or data. Are you seeing this issue with other map series / other data? Are you able to log an issue with Technical Support (https://support.esri.com/en/contact-tech-support )?  If so, you may want to pass along a package of the project (with the data) and the steps to reproduce the issue. Sorry I could not be of more help. Tom ... View more

Hi Kevin,  Sounds like a bug.  Which version of ArcGIS Pro are you using? Thanks,  Tom ... View more

Hi Cass,  Map frame grids are independent of the draw order of features (layers) within the map. The reason for this is that some of the components of the grid - ticks, labels - are drawn not in map space, but are drawn in page space. In cases where you want certain map features (layers) to draw on top of the grid lines you will need to have actual grid features in your map. There are a number of options. The Geoprocessing tool (currently, only available in ArcMap) - Make Grids And Graticules Layer—Help | ArcGIS Desktop - creates grid component features. This tool also manipulates the extent of your map and adds a mask feature to provide the look of ticks and labels drawing "outside" the map and drawing in page space.  For more information please see What are grid and graticule layers?—Help | ArcGIS Desktop. If you're just interested in creating grid line features, you could use the Geoprocessing tool - Create Fishnet—Data Management toolbox | ArcGIS Desktop. You could then change the draw order in the map as you see fit and then remove the grid line component from the map frame grid so that you can display labels and ticks (in page space).  Remember to match the origin and intervals for the grid line layer and the map frame grid so they "overlay" correctly. Lastly, you can search the web for data services that provide graticules or grids that may be to your liking. For example you can get a layer package for "World Latitude and Longitude Grids" available at - http://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=f11bcdc5d484400fa926dcce68de3df7.   Hope this helps. Tom ... View more

Hi Frida,  Which version of ArcGIS Pro are you using?  I can reproduce this issue with 2.0, but I cannot with version 2.1 or later. Tom ... View more

Hi Johanna,  Which version of ArcGIS Pro are you using?  I can reproduce this issue with 2.0, but I cannot with version 2.1 or later. Tom ... View more

Hi Greg. For the problem concerning overlapping labels you should set a buffer label ratio.  For more info, please see  Specify a label buffer distance to change the space between labels—ArcGIS Pro | ArcGIS Desktop  The cut off issue appears to be a bug.  I can't really tell from the screenshot, but is any actual text being cut off? It looks like it may just be the edge of the call-out that is being cut off. Also, this could be an issue with the display.  If you export the map series page, do you see the entire text element (including call-out) as you would expect? If you zoom in & out of the layout view does the call-out edge appear & disappear? Thanks,  Tom ... View more

Hi Steve,  You are correct. You'll need to construct your own label by breaking up each part of the label.  Here is an example that adds space between each part. <dyn type ="grid" "units="dms.deg"/>°  <dyn type="grid" units="dms.min" showZeroMinutes="True"/>'  <dyn type="grid" units="dms.sec" showZeroSeconds="true" zeroPad="True" decimalPlaces="0"/>" <dyn type ="grid" "units="dms.dir"/> Please note that I have static text outside the formatting tag for the symbol and the space between label parts.  For example - "dms.deg"/>°  <dyn type - the degree symbol (°) has a space next to it and both are outside of the formatting tags. Here is how this example looks on the layout. Tom ... View more

Adam,  Glad I could help. Tom ... View more

Hi Steve,  There are a number of ways to sync extents across map frames. See the "Linked Map Frame" section in the help topic Customize your map extent—Layouts | ArcGIS Desktop. Hope this helps. Tom ... View more