Latest Contributions by PeteJordan

  I've got a simple map I'm working on and first time I've used a "Masking Layer" in Pro.  I used to use this all the time in ArcMap without and issue, but Pro seems different.   I have 2 layers.  One layer is the mask that blocks out a portion of the geography that I don't want any data displayed and is of course higher on the TOC than the layer with the data.   Everything is fine, until I label the 2nd layer (data layer).  There the labels show in both the geography I want, as well as they also show in the mask layer as well.   Is this a bug?  Or is there something new that I'm not aware of with labels? (As you can see in the image I attached, the labels are displayed in the 2nd layer (taz.modeling.DBO.TAZ_2815), but I shouldn't be seeing them in the area shown in green as they should be hidden under the first layer (2035_State_Region_New layer)... ... View more

  I have some issue with text in a Layout when I activate the Leader Lines and create a dynamic arrow that follows the text when moved.  ISSUE 1 First may be a tolerance bug in Pro.  Seems when I move the text in relation to where the leader line is pointing, it's usually fine except when I'm at 0, 90, 180, 270 degree angles.  There it sometimes doesn't center the leader line to the text, unless I shift it around a bit.  The issue with this is there is such a tiny angle tolerance before it changes the position of the leader line to the corners, making some text look awkward.  (see image: Issue 1 - Leaderlines Away From Text.jpg) Is there away to control the buffer of the leader line to the center of the text at all or is this just something that I just have to kind of live with? ISSUE 2   When I have leader line arrow pointing to the text (I don't have a problem when the leader line arrow is pointing away as in the example above), is there away to control the buffer between the center of the text and the leader line?  Since I have an arrow, it gets way too close to the text.   I can change the Position Offset X of the actual Arrow Shape Marker (in the Format Line Symbol for the leader line under the Callout section) and change it to 7pts in this example and it works, but if I change it any higher, the arrow itself moves too much onto the line Shape Marker making it look bad. Summary   The big question is there something I'm missing that I can somehow control how close the leader line can get to the text at all (I've tried changing the Placement Position as well for the Text thinking there might be a trick here, but no luck)?  I would think there was some anchoring parameter somewhere for the leader line in relation to the text, but I just can't seem to find anything... Thanks ... View more

Is there a way to recover or undo a deleted map from the Maps folder in a Project?  It seems from my limited experience that when I try and delete a map that exists in a layout I get a warning, but if I accidentally delete a map that doesn't have a layout or I delete the wrong one, I don't get any "Are you sure" warnings and the map is just gone.   Same question I guess for layouts, can those be brought back if accidentally deleted or do you have to recreate it from scratch again?   Finally, is there any backups of a Pro Project at all you can do?  Only way I can think of doing this is just to copy the entire Projects folder off the drive and zip that up, but wasn't sure if that even works correctly or if there is an easier thing in case someone (me or someone else) accidentally deletes maps or layouts? Thanks ... View more

There are some older posts discussing about the nudge functionality in the Layouts already, but I can't seem to find any very fine nudge option, say pixel size.    ArcMap used to use I believe <Shift> and the arrow keys and move text in the layout pixel by pixel if I recall.  In Pro the <Shift> now acts as a large nudge, and <CTRL> is smaller, but still not on the same level as the nudge that ArcMap had (which I seem to think it was the opposite of Pro and used <Shift>+Arrow in ArcMap).   I'm sure there is an option in the settings somewhere to change the nudge tolerance, but wasn't sure if there was another key combination that would do the same thing at all? ... View more

  I have imported an old *.mxd which has some broken LRS links, but it keeps the symbology I want.  In ArcMap I could just go into the source for those layers and re-point them to the new links to preserve the symbology (at the expense of having to re-do any definition queries).   I can't seem to do that though in Pro.  I have imported the correct database LRS table into the map, and I have used the Make Route Event Layer, but I can't import the symbology at all from the broken LRS link since it states "There is no valid data", despite seeing the symbology in the Content Pane.   Is there a way to either re-link the old imported broken LRS Layer?  Or anyway I can import that Symbology over to the re-created LRS Event Layer I just made without having to go all the way back into ArcMap, relink everything in there and then import it to Pro? ... View more

  Is there a possible way to alter the <dyn type="project" property="path"/> to somehow remove the first 2 characters it displays?   When I use Path for Dynamic Text it displays it as an example as: T:\TestDrive\Project\Maplocation   What I want is the path to not show the "T:" and only display \TestDrive\Project\Maplocation   Is that possible at all?  In our organization we have different drives by user so the Drive Letter can get confusing depending on how people have it mapped.  We have a more standard naming convention we use that I can add in before the Path which I would use instead of having the drive letter... ... View more