GIS Skills: ArcGIS Pro Introduces Graphics Layers Part 1

[@GISChops]

I actually created the thumbnail for this video using graphics layers in ArcGIS Pro. While doing so I ran into a limitation of graphics layers - they can't exceed 10 MB. So you can't go too crazy with images.

[@jacksonward4363]

Graphics make everything look a lot cleaner than if i were to draw them on myself. Thanks for the great Video.

[@GISChops]

Have fun with graphics!

[@alexbullock3010]

I love the Friends clip! 😂 Thanks for the helpful tips!

[@GISChops]

One of my favorite maps in TV.

[@christianfarmer4760]

I’ve used graphics a few times but this is much more in depth than I’ve gone, nice!

[@GISChops]

I must admit I only used them for minor notations in ArcMap. I always had trouble with them not scaling well when I went to print. Having them as their own layer may get me using them more.

[@aileenbuckley2747]

Great job - thanks so much for sharing these useful tips!

[@GISChops]

Thanks for watching!

[@FruityDrongo]

Really appreciate the help, thank you very much!

[@GISChops]

Thanks for watching, I’m glad it helped!

[@osamaghishan68]

Big Like Sir

[@GISChops]

Thank you!

[@mm-fe6hh]

Thanks for the tips

[@GISChops]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@user-ey4rc5tu4t]

thank you!

[@GISChops]

You are very welcome!

[@lizardqueen1995]

If I have added graphics to the template view but not on the map itself, does that mean I cannot re-order the graphics elements to display beneath the map elements? (I have just added lines to a template and realized the graphic lines cannot be re-ordered to display underneath the map elements, and I was wondering if it's because I only drew these graphics in template view, not map view)

[@GISChops]

Do you mean on a layout? I haven’t done much with templates.

[@lizardqueen1995]

@@GISChops Yes sorry I mean on a layout

[@GISChops]

Layout graphics know their position on the page and are always drawn in page order, so you wouldn’t be able to have them draw beneath layer symbols. Graphic layers know their position in the spatial reference of the map, and you can order them in the table of contents.

[@lizardqueen1995]

@@GISChops Thanks for explaining the difference between layout graphics and graphic layers on the map! I was getting all confused but makes sense now, and will be sure to use graphic layers in future so that I have more control :)

[@GISChops]

You bet! Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@MrBoodabelly]

Can you still convert graphics to a feature similar to Arcmap?

[@GISChops]

Yup, there’s a Graphics to Features geoprocessing tool. You might have to run it a few times if you have different types - points, lines and polygons in one graphics layer.

[@MrBoodabelly]

@@GISChops Thanks. I found it in one of your videos. Great channel btw, keep up the good work. The videos are short, straight to the point and easy to understand.

[@GISChops]

@MrBoodabelly thanks for such high praise!

[@JV-gi1hs]

I want my graphic layer the same shape as my state polygon. Is this possible?

[@GISChops]

I haven’t tried it, but maybe you can right click on your state and choose “Replace Sketch”. To get that to work, you may have to turn off all other layers but your graphic layer and your state layer. Or try selecting your state and copying and pasting it into your graphics layer? I’m away from home, so I’m unable to test these methods.

[@GISChops]

I just tried what I recommended and neither method works. I looked in Pro for the "Convert features to graphics" tool that exists in ArcMap, but they haven't ported it over to Pro yet. It is weird to me that they have made it so you can symbolize a graphics layer like you can a regular layer, but the edit tools for graphics don't work the same.

[@JV-gi1hs]

@@GISChops thank you for taking the time to try it. Hopefully they'll add it for the next update.