Latest Contributions by GeoNZ

There is a method in arcpy to import a layout into a ArcPro document (aprx.importDocument('path to pagx'). This imports it into the project but does not show the layout by default so a user may not know that the layout had been added (i.e. it requires use of the Catalog view in the UI to navigate to that layout and then view it/open it). There are also other project items which it would be useful to have arcpy control over their visibility status in the main stage (i.e. maps, scenes) Please add a property on maps, layouts, scenes etc to control their visibility. i.e. aprx = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject("Current") aprx.importDocument("path to pagx file") layout = aprx.listLayouts('pagx layout I just imported")[0] layout.visible = True # This will show the layout in the main stage layout.visible = False # This will remove the layout from the main stage, but still keep it in the project. ... View more

I've just updated a script from ArcGIS Desktop for use in ArcPro and am getting differences in results. Using arcpy.PointGeometry([pointObject]).buffer([distance]) in ArcGIS Desktop gives a buffered circle with vertices spaced around 50 meters apart (~ 380 vertices in total) Using the same code and inputs in ArcGIS Pro gives a buffered circle with vertices spaced around 500m apart (around 35 vertices in total) which gives unexpected results since the script relies on a precise comparison of geometry. Doing a quick test and hard coding a distance (i.e. 1000.0001) still results in the same 35 vertices. Setting the buffer distance to 100000.001 still results in the same 35 vertices?! Can anyone/ESRI let me know what has changed which would cause this? Why are the number of vertices so low and/or not increase with the relative scale of the circle? Note: Environment settings are the same between arcmap and pro. ... View more

There is a method (importDocument('path to pagx') to import a layout into a document. This imports it into the project but does not show the layout by default so a user may not know that the layout had been added (i.e. it requires use of the Catalog view in the UI to navigate to that layout and then view it). Is there any method available to make a layout visible? Having access to this function would allow scripts to both open a layout (if not currently open in the main stage) and focus on a layout (if open as one of many tabs within the main stage). i.e. aprx = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject("Current") aprx.importDocument("path to pagx file") layout = aprx.listLayouts('pagx layout I just imported")[0] layout.visible = True ... View more

Hi all, I'm creating a series of maps covering areas around the Pacific islands, using ArcPro 2.3.0, and am having problems with the Lat/Long graticule/grid wrapping around the 180 ° line. When I insert a grid it only seems to run from -180° to +180° making mapping quite difficult as many countries straddle or are near to the 180° line. With the coordinate systems there's a tick box to wrap the map around the 180° line is there a simple way or a tried and true method to do the same thing with grids/graticules? I'm hoping someone has experienced this. thanks in advance for your help. ... View more

When working with complex 3D symbology (i.e. multipatch 3D models), ArcPro attempts to render that model/symbol at all times which makes it very time consuming/almost impossible to scale/move/rotate. Each click results in a very large delay for complex models (in my case, over a minute for the screen to become responsive again after each manipulation or select).   It would be good if there was an option to only show the bounding box of the symbol when modifying multipatch features (with each side of the model coloured according to axes/normals to allow easy orientation) so that the models position can be manipulated quickly in a 3D environment. ... View more

We are using Drone2Map to do rapid site survey where we are less interested in the absolute geo accuracy of the model and more interested in the features/dimensions of the objects we are modelling and/or tying the model into existing medium resolution terrain data. We are running into an issue where the Scene Layer Package exported from Drone2Map does not allow any adjustment of height when loaded in ArcGIS Pro and so the model is sitting under the terrain (or conceivably, too far above it)- The options under the "Elevation" area of the layer in Pro are set to 'Features are at an Absolute height' with no ability to change to the other options (i.e. adding a cartographic offset or changing to 'Features are: Relative to the ground). While I understand that for 'survey' you'd want to keep the information at its surveyed height, but our need for timeliness somewhat overrides our need for absolute accuracy- We don't have the time or ability to add surveyed GCPs and, even if we did, we may still need to adjust the XYZ position of the model for visualization purposes. How can we ensure that the Elevation properties are adjustable in the Scene layer package? ... View more

We run an on-premise Portal with its own terrain service and our environment is not connected to the internet. Our terrain service shows fine in the Portals scene viewer/as a terrain source in Pro etc but doesn't show in Drone2Map 3D view? Adding the same terrain service through the 'Add Data' button just adds it as a 2D layer (i.e. pixel heights shown as greyscale values) ... View more