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Bug

Exporting a map layout from ArcGIS Pro 3.4 to PDF results in a blank page.

ArcGIS Pro
Bug ID Number BUG-000173108
SubmittedDecember 17, 2024
Last ModifiedSeptember 8, 2025
Applies toArcGIS Pro
Version found3.4
Operating SystemWindows OS
Operating System Version11.0 64 bit
Version Fixed3.5
StatusFixed

Additional Information

This issue is addressed in ArcGIS Pro 3.5.

Workaround

Delete the empty map frames from all the layouts in the project (any map frame with the map property set to None), you must be able to export successfully. Or, export the layout using ArcPy.MP, which does generate a successful export.

An example code: ##Export to PDF import time aprx = arcpy.mp.ArcGISProject("CURRENT") aprx.listLayouts() for lyt in aprx.listLayouts(): #Parameters: output name, resolution, image quality, compress vector graphics, image compression, embed fonts, layer attributes, georeference, jpeg compression, clip to elements, output as image, embed color profile #Image quality: "BEST", "BETTER", "NORMAL", "FASTER", "FASTEST" #Image compression: "ADAPTIVE", "DEFLATE", "JPEG", "LZW", "NONE", "RLE" #Layer attributes: "LAYERS_ONLY", "LAYERS_AND_ATTRIBUTES", "NONE" start = time.time() lyt.exportToPDF(f"C:\Temp\{lyt.name}.pdf", 150, "BEST", True, "ADAPTIVE", True, "LAYERS_ONLY", True, 80, False, False, False) end = time.time() print(f"{lyt.name} exported in {end - start} seconds") print("Done")

Steps to Reproduce

Bug ID: BUG-000173108

Software:

  • ArcGIS Pro

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