My clients keep asking for "professional looking maps" instead of just raw ortho files. They want title blocks, legends, scale bars, north arrows - the whole cartographic package.
Currently doing this in ArcGIS Pro but the print layout tools are clunky. Each map sheet takes 30+ minutes to set up.
Anyone have a template system or automated workflow for cranking out map sheets? What does your typical deliverable package look like?
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Once the templates are set up, swapping in new project data takes 5 minutes per sheet. Export to PDF with 300dpi and it looks professional.
Happy to share my templates if you want to adapt them.
Civil3D plan production tools are excellent for this if you're already in the Autodesk ecosystem. Sheet sets with automatic title block population, viewport management, and batch PDF export.
The initial setup time is significant but once you have it dialed in, you can produce 50 sheets in minutes.