![]() ![]() So, set up the basic layout: page size, margins, scale bar, elements, basic legend, north arrow/graticules, etc.) in “Layout View” You don’t want to be resizing elements in Illustrator because then your scale bar (one of those required map elements!) will be worthless (and we don’t want that, DO WE?). ![]() If you have transparencies in ArcMap, you’ll have that same wonderful banding/slicing issue you get when exporting raster data.Įnsure your page size matches your final artboard size in Illustrator. Don’t worry, you can apply transparencies in Illustrator (remember, you’re exporting to Illustrator to make the map BETTER than what Arc offers). Make sure NONE of your layers have transparencies on them. So, make your life easier and double-check this option. In fact, it even gives you two options on this (I don’t know why). Sometimes ArcMap thinks you want to rasterize your data on export. But remember when I said there are delightful quirks? This is one of them. You may be thinking, “it’s vector, why wouldn’t it STAY vector?!?” I’m with you on this. Make sure your exported vector data STAYS vector data.Or do it, and then you’ll understand why you shouldn’t. In this case, raster and vector together is BAD. You only want VECTOR data in your Table of Contents when you’re exporting. Why? Because if you include raster data your entire map will be sliced into horizontal bands on export, and it’s just a mess to deal with in Illustrator. You will have to export the basemap (or any other raster) as a separate file and copy/paste it into your vector map Illustrator file. If you’ve loaded a basemap into your map, remove it before you export to Illustrator. Raster data in your “Table of Contents” = Sad Panda.Joe famously said, “knowing is half the battle”. I’m not going to tell you what’s best, but there are certain things you need to do regardless – that’s what we’ll focus on.ĪrcMap has some delightful quirks when it comes to exporting your map in Adobe Illustrator (.ai) format. It might feel like a time sink to mess with the same map at least twice, but in the long run your experimentation will save you a lot of time and grief, and help you develop the workflow that works best for you. That’s only going to come with experience. do the minimum in Arc and get it into Illustrator ASAP! What camp you’ll fall in to will likely depend on your experience/comfort with each piece of software. There are two camps of thought on using ArcMap and Illustrator together: Do most of what you can in Arc first VS. For the following I’m assuming you have a working knowledge of Illustrator. The good news? You can do it too! In this post we’re going to focus on getting your vector map out of ArcMap reliably and in to a real graphics program – Adobe Illustrator. But, if you’ve ever wondered why production quality maps look so much better than yours (let’s ignore a lot of recent journal publications here), it’s because the author cared enough to actually make the map look good. Have you ever made a map in ArcGIS and wondered sadly: “wow, is this really the best I can get my map to look?” (ok, maybe that’s just me). ![]()
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