Overview Map - Fixed Extent & Graphic

Jessica Gould

July 05, 2023 13:10

In Essentials, i was able to set my overview map to be at a fixed extent and the extent graphic of the main map was very clear.  with Printing, there doesn't seem to be a way to have a fixed extent, and when zoomed out (to our entire City), the extent graphic is not visible at all.  

essentials - extent graphic is not centered, overview map is at a fixed extent

 

Printing: - extent is not fixed and extent graphic not visible

 

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  Jakob Furrer

  April 03, 2025 23:26

  Regarding the scale of the overview map of the printing layout:

  The Esri printing layout (.pagx file) offers formatting settings that cannot be accessed or edited in the web-based VertiGIS Studio Printing Designer.

  The specific setting required to get the desired scale in the overview map can be found on the "Overview map" element, under "Display Options", in the section "Constraint".
  See the following screenshot from ArcGIS Professional:
  
  
  The web-based VertiGIS Studio Printing Designer GUI is not equipped to display and adjust all of these detailed settings.
  However, any of these settings are preserved when already present in a given printing layout.
  While the VertiGIS Studio Printing Designer will be enhanced over time and receive new functionality, there are no plans to ever bring the full set of layout options to this Designer.
  
  For customers that are not restricted to a pure SaaS environment, the following products can be used to edit printing layouts:

  • ArcGIS Professional
    --> requires an Esri license of at least the user type "Creator"
    Supports the full layout editing functionality on a printing layout that is already available as a portal item.
     
  • VertiGIS Studio Desktop
    --> requires an Esri license of at least the user type "Creator" and a VertiGIS Studio Desktop license
    On top of the layout editing functionality, Studio Desktop is also equipped to publish a new layout as a portal item in the required form. 
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  Eric Kriener

  November 01, 2023 20:35 Edited

  man, I feel like I added the 'fixed extent in overview' printing idea for this a few years ago, but it seems to be AWOL...

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  Jill Ryan

  September 30, 2024 15:44

  I am using the VertiGIS 5 Print Template from the VertiGIS Studio Web Sample package (download available).  I cannot determine how to change the extent of the overview map…and how to change the basemap used in the background.   The Overview map is set to use the ESRI Streets basemap (yellow), however, I cannot locate where to adjust that configuration. 

  So: I request a process to change the basemap and extent of the Overview Map in the “VertiGIS Studio Printing - 8.5 x 11 Landscape Template” (and Portrait).  

  Thank you,

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  Bob Carberry

  November 06, 2024 15:21

  I would also like to see the same functionality of the overview map extent found in Essentials to be added to Printing.

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  Emily Renkema

  December 05, 2024 14:45

  Same here, this makes it easier to see where the print extent is happening within our county boundary

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