CVizPro Release Notes

Version 2.6.0

CViz Pro 2.6.0 Release Notes

Release Date: Jul 13, 2026
Version: 2.6.0

CommunityViz Pro 2.6.0 introduces the new Common Impacts tool, significantly expands Build-Out capabilities, and includes improvements to reporting, styles, generated data, rerun workflows, and update notifications.


System Requirements

Requirement

Details

Operating System

Windows 10 (64-bit) or Windows 11 (64-bit)

Required Software

ArcGIS Pro 3.6. CommunityViz Pro 2.6.0 is built for the ArcGIS Pro 3.6 desktop release line.

.NET Runtime

No separate installation is normally required when the prerequisites for ArcGIS Pro 3.6 are installed. CommunityViz Pro uses the .NET runtime supplied through the ArcGIS Pro environment; supporting utilities also require .NET Framework 4.8.

Available Disk Space

At least 500 MB of available disk space is recommended for installation and normal operation. Additional space may be required for analyses, reports, Build-Out results, map layers, and temporary processing files.

Memory (RAM)

8 GB minimum; 16 GB or more recommended, particularly for large analyses, Build-Out processing, complex maps, or 3D visualization.

Processor

64-bit Intel or AMD processor. A multicore processor is recommended for larger analyses and geoprocessing operations.

Internet Connection

Required for software activation and license validation. Internet access is also required for online help, update checks and downloads, and any ArcGIS Online or portal-based content used by the analysis.

Installer File Size

Approximately 62 MB


What’s new

New ‘Common Impacts’ Wizard

CommunityViz Pro now includes a guided Common Impacts workflow for creating commonly used planning impact calculations from a dynamic buildings layer.

With Common Impacts, you can:

  • Select the standard impacts you want to evaluate.

  • Choose the buildings layer used as the source of development activity.

  • Calculate optional proximity-based impacts for points of interest.

  • Evaluate optional impacts on sensitive lands.

  • Estimate residential and commercial tax revenue.

  • Review and customize default assumptions.

  • Generate the assumptions, indicators, and formulas needed for the selected impacts.

  • Create supporting charts.

  • Generate a Common Impacts report.

  • Open help directly from the Common Impacts wizard.

The wizard also lets you choose whether to run calculations immediately and whether to create charts and a Common Impacts report. Assumption defaults, descriptions, and references can be reviewed and customized through the new settings interface.

Follow this Working with the Common Impacts Wizard guide to learn more about this new tool.

Advanced Build-Out workflows

Build-Out now provides a more comprehensive workflow for defining numeric, spatial, and visual development outcomes.

New and expanded capabilities include:

  • Advanced Build-Out configuration.

  • Mixed-use designation and building options.

  • Density-rule configuration using wizard values or values imported from a table.

  • Direct access to the FAR Estimator from the Build-Out workflow.

  • Building information settings such as dwelling units per building, building footprint, and number of floors.

  • Support for existing-building values obtained from attributes.

  • Spatial building inputs and placement settings.

  • Visual Build-Out support for generated building representations.

  • Improved support for importing Build-Out configuration from tables.

  • Support for road-based spatial placement inputs.

  • Preservation of pending grid edits before saving or running Build-Out.

The expanded wizard now separates the workflow into numeric, spatial, and visual phases, with dedicated pages for density rules, mixed-use development, efficiency, building information, constraints, existing buildings, spatial layout, spatial buildings, and visual output.

Follow this Working with Build-Out Advanced guide to learn more about this new tool.

Safer Build-Out reruns

When the active scenario already contains Build-Out results, CommunityViz Pro now asks whether you want to:

  • Overwrite the current scenario, or

  • Create a new scenario.

This makes reruns more predictable and helps protect existing scenario results.

Expanded reporting

Common Impacts can now produce a dedicated report containing its generated analysis content, formulas, assumptions, indicators, and charts.

The report output has also been improved so long Common Impacts formulas wrap properly and remain readable in both interactive and print views.


Improvements

  • Added a dedicated Common Impacts ribbon icon and launch workflow.

  • Added Common Impacts help documentation and direct wizard help.

  • Added help guidance for advanced Build-Out relationships.

  • Improved Build-Out table-import and field-selection workflows.

  • Improved Build-Out configuration defaults and wizard guidance.

  • Improved Build-Out spatial and visual output behavior.

  • Improved handling of pending edits before Common Impacts or Build-Out processing.


Bug Fixes

Build-Out

  • Fixed Build-Out output data so generated products remain dynamic.

  • Fixed cases that could produce an empty buildable-area table.

  • Fixed a Build-Out failure caused by attribute warning alerts.

  • Restored the missing overwrite option when rerunning Build-Out.

  • Fixed runtime and calculation issues in advanced Build-Out workflows.

  • Improved handling when an input contains no valid features.

Style Manager

  • Fixed issues in the Import from Layer workflow.

  • Improved preservation of the selected field when imported values are used as style names.

Updates

  • Fixed missing toast notifications when QA updates are published.

  • Improved update-notification handling in the CommunityViz Pro backstage experience.


Related Articles

How-to: Use the Check for CViz Pro Updates App

Version 2.5.0

CViz Pro 2.5.0 Release Notes

Release Date: June 2026
Version: 2.5.0

CViz Pro 2.5.0 introduces new Suitability workflow capabilities, expanded Alert functionality, a redesigned ribbon experience, and several reliability improvements to enhance scenario planning and analysis within ArcGIS Pro.


System Requirements

Requirement

Details

Operating System

Windows 10 (64-bit) or Windows 11 (64-bit)

Required Software

ArcGIS Pro 3.6

.NET Runtime

Included with ArcGIS Pro prerequisites

Available Disk Space

At least 500 MB recommended

Memory (RAM)

8 GB minimum (16 GB recommended)

Processor

64-bit Intel or AMD processor

Internet Connection

Required for software activation, license validation, online help, and software updates

Installer File Size

Approximately 61.5 MB


New Features

Optional Yes/No Assumptions for Suitability Factors

Suitability now supports optional Yes/No assumptions for Suitability factors, allowing planners to quickly enable or disable individual factors without modifying formulas.

New capabilities include:

  • Generated toggle assumptions

  • Factor-level formula application

  • Support for both Consideration and Required factors


Expanded Alert Map Actions and Attribute Alerts

Alert workflows have been expanded with support for Attribute Alerts and improved map interaction.

Enhancements include:

  • Improved map-action behavior

  • Better default display behavior

  • Selection-state synchronization

  • Improved overlay management

  • Enhanced Alert user experience


Redesigned Ribbon Layout

The CViz Pro ribbon has been reorganized to improve discoverability and streamline access to commonly used tools throughout the planning workflow.


Enhancements

New Updates Page

A new Updates section has been added to the Backstage (File) experience, providing users with a central location to review product update information.


Bug Fixes

Suitability

  • Fixed duplicate toggle assumption creation.

  • Improved persistence and reload behavior for optional Suitability factors.

Alerts

  • Improved reliability of Attribute Alert refreshes.

  • Improved synchronization between map selections and Alert results.

  • Improved overlay refresh behavior during editing workflows.

General

  • Additional usability, stability, and performance improvements throughout the application.


Installation

  1. Close ArcGIS Pro.

  2. Launch the CViz Pro 2.5.0 installer.

  3. Follow the installation wizard.

  4. Start ArcGIS Pro.

  5. Activate your CViz Pro license if prompted.


Updating from Previous Versions

Existing CViz Pro users can install version 2.5.0 directly over an existing supported installation. User projects, templates, and analyses are preserved.


Need Help?

Visit the CommunityViz Knowledge Base or contact CommunityViz Technical Support for installation assistance, licensing questions, or product documentation.

Version 2.4.0

Release Date: Jun 2, 2026

Version #: 2.4.0

File Size: 60.66 Mb

System Requirements: ArcGIS Pro 3.0+

Details: This release included two more migrated tools, enhancements and bug fixes.

System Requirements

Required Software for CViz Pro 2.4.0:

  • ArcGIS Pro 3.0 or above

  • Windows 10

  • Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8 or above

CViz Pro v2.4 Includes:

  1. New Features, including Compare Scenarios and Sticky Notes

  2. Improvements to existing features, including

    1. Dynamic chart reference lines

    2. Automated license distribution

    3. Licensing & E-Commerce integration

    4. Policy Area parcel attribute

    5. Update available toast UI

  3. Bug Fixes for

    1. Duplicate General tags in existing projects

    2. Chart displays for “All Scenarios” not displaying accurate values

    3. Reverting Attributes with Tags

    4. Grouping Layers causes duplication

    5. Subset Indicators misreading dependencies and causing analysis crash

    6. Stacked bar charts legend only shows last value in sequence


New Features

Compare Scenarios

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The Compare Scenarios tool helps you inspect outcome differences across scenarios so you can identify tradeoffs and communicate decisions.

Use it to:

  • compare indicator performance across alternatives

  • review scenario-level outputs before selecting a preferred option

  • prepare clear comparison narratives for project teams and stakeholders

To learn more about Compare Scenarios, read our CViz Pro: Working with Compare Scenarios help article.

Sticky Notes

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The Sticky Notes tool provides lightweight, scenario-aware annotations for modelers and reviewers.

Use it to:

  • document why an assumption, indicator, or map edit was changed

  • capture QA findings and follow-up tasks

  • preserve meeting notes tied to specific scenario work

Sticky Notes is documentation support; it does not change formulas, decision-tool outputs, or calculation logic by itself.

To learn more about Sticky Notes, ready our CViz Pro: Working with Sticky Notes help article.


Enhancements

  • Dynamic chart reference lines — users can now base reference lines on dynamic values.

    • User can add/edit/remove a reference line from chart setup for supported chart types, starting with bar charts because current Pro rendering already supports bar item-line overlays.

    • User can choose the reference value source:

      • Fixed numeric value

      • Dynamic assumption

      • Dynamic indicator

    • When a dynamic assumption or indicator is selected, the line value is evaluated from that element for the displayed scenario.

    • When multiple scenarios are displayed, the reference line/marker uses each scenario’s own dynamic value instead of a single stale value.

    • Reference lines update when assumptions, indicators, or dependent dynamic data are recalculated.

    • Reference line settings are saved and reopened with the analysis, including value source type, source component ID, label, visibility, and style.

    • If the dynamic source is deleted, renamed, unavailable, or no longer numeric, the chart remains usable and clearly shows the reference line as unresolved instead of failing.

    • Chart dependencies include the dynamic reference source, so chart refresh, template loading, filtering, and dependency warnings work correctly

  • Licensing & Marketplace Integration – users are now able to receive automated license distribution from completed marketplace purchase orders.


Bug Fixes

  • Fixed general tags in existing projects from duplicating

  • Fixed bug causing chart displays for “All Scenarios” from displaying inaccurate values

  • Fixed attribute tag revert behavior

  • Fixed bug causing duplication when grouping layers

  • Fixed subset indicators misreading dependencies and causing analysis crash

  • Fixed issue with stacked bar chart legend only showing last value in sequence

  • Fixed launch failure messaging synchronization with the associated tool


For more information on CViz Pro, see Getting Started: File Migration Checklist and User Guide: Working with CViz Pro 2.0.

Version 2.3.0

CViz Pro Release: v2.3.0

Release Date: May 12, 2026

Version: 2.3.0

To update, use the “Check for CViz Pro Updates” app in your program files. See instructions

System Requirements

Required Software for CViz Pro 2.3.0:

  • ArcGIS Pro 3.6

  • Windows 10

  • Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8 or above

What’s included in v2.3.0

Summary

This release focuses on two major additions: an Alerts system (Alerts tool) that automatically flags when your assumptions or indicators cross defined thresholds — highlighted on maps, charts, and tables — and a Report Builder (Reports tool) for generating polished, shareable reports including scenario comparisons and analysis summaries. This release also adds the ability to replace dynamic layer data without breaking your analysis, a Clone tool for quickly stamping out repeated features, and several bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements around licensing and update notifications.


New Migrated Tools & Feature

Alerts Tool

A brand-new Alerts feature lets you set up automated watchpoints on your assumptions and indicators. Here’s what you can do:

  • Create custom alerts — Define conditions like “if population density exceeds 50 units/acre” on any assumption or indicator. Give alerts custom names, descriptions, messages, and color-coded visual cues.

  • See alerts at a glance — When an alert triggers, you’ll see it highlighted right where it matters: on the map (bold colored outlines on affected features), in charts (color changes and warning symbols), and in assumption/indicator tables (alert icons and colored values).

  • Run All Alerts on demand — Manually evaluate every alert at once to validate your scenario at a specific point in time.

  • Clear All Alerts — Temporarily hide all alert visuals to reset your workspace before a presentation or review, without deleting any alert definitions.

  • Suspend & Resume — Pause automatic alert checking during bulk edits to avoid noisy recalculations, then resume when you’re ready.

  • Alerts Workspace — Access all your alerts from a dedicated panel via the ribbon. The panel remembers its dock position and size between sessions.

Reports Tool

A new Reports workspace makes it easy to generate, manage, and share professional reports about your analysis — no CViz Pro license needed to view them. Key capabilities include:

  • Three report typesAnalysis Summary (overview of your scenarios, assumptions, indicators, and alerts), Scenario Comparison (side-by-side detailed comparison of two scenarios with maps, 3D images, charts, and photos), and File Dependency List (all files needed to run your analysis, great for sharing projects).

  • Step-by-step builder — A guided wizard walks you through choosing what to include. Filter content by tags or related components, add custom branding, and preview before finalizing.

  • Interactive output — Reports are generated in formats anyone can open (HTML, PDF). They include a table of contents, collapsible sections, and a glossary for easy navigation.

  • Report Manager — View and reopen previously created reports from a central list.

Other Features

Replace Dynamic Layer Data – You can now swap out the features in a dynamic data layer without breaking your analysis. This is ideal for updating your parcel data to a newer vintage, switching from a grid to parcels, or expanding your study area — all while keeping your formulas, scenarios, and dynamic attributes intact. The tool walks you through mapping your new data’s fields to the existing layer schema so everything stays connected.

Feature Clone with Styles – A new Clone tool in the Style Manager lets you select an existing map feature, save its shape and attribute values as a reusable style, and then stamp out copies quickly. This is perfect for rapidly placing repeated features like building footprints or transit-oriented development nodes with pre-populated values.


Enhancements

Update Notification via Esri Toast – CommunityViz Pro update announcements now appear in the standard Esri notification area (toast), so you’ll know when a new version is available without having to check manually.

License Management Improvements – The LicenseSpring licensing interface has been polished for a smoother experience. You can now refresh your license to see updated seat information, and expired trial license details are handled more cleanly so you’re not blocked from requesting a new trial.


Bug Fixes

Chart Window Display Fix – When resizing the Chart Setup window, the “Items in Chart” section at the top could disappear entirely, making it impossible to manage charted items. Now, the section header always remains visible no matter how small you make the window, so you’ll always know it’s there and can interact with it.

Missing Ribbon Customization Icons – Several icons were missing from the “Customize the Ribbon” interface — specifically under Analysis Components (Tags), Analysis Utilities (Update Analysis), and Guided Analysis Modeling (Suitability, Allocator). These icons have been restored, making it easier to identify and organize your ribbon tools.

Data Replacement Z-Value Error – When replacing features in a dynamic data layer, an error could occur if the incoming data contained Z (elevation) values that didn’t match the target layer. This has been fixed so that data replacements handle geometry differences gracefully without throwing an error.

Version 2.2.0

CViz Pro Release: v2.2.0

Release Date: Apr 22, 2026

Version: 2.2.0

Update size: 60.10 MB

To update, use the “Check for CViz Pro Updates” app in your program files. See instructions

System Requirements

Required Software for CViz Pro 2.2.0:

  • ArcGIS Pro 3.6

  • Windows 10

  • Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8 or above

What’s included in v2.2.0

Summary

This release focuses on making CommunityViz Pro easier to use, faster, and more flexible. You’ll notice improvements to chart workflows, performance, and overall usability, along with helpful fixes across the application.


What’s New

  • Export Dynamic Data Tables
    You can now export Dynamic Attribute Tables directly from the Analysis 360 workflow.

  • Enhanced Land Use Designer
    New palette color selection controls give you more flexibility when designing land use scenarios.

  • Smarter Prompts
    UserChoice prompts now default to pre-filled values, saving you time during setup.

  • Improved Chart Workflows
    Working with chart deltas is smoother, with better alignment, clearer visuals, and easier resetting of values.

  • Detached Chart Windows
    Open charts in their own separate window for easier viewing and multitasking.

  • Image Export for Charts
    Quickly export charts as images for reports or presentations.

  • Updated In-App Help
    Improved Help wizard guidance and navigation to make finding answers easier.

  • Modeless Style Manager
    Keep your analysis running while adjusting styles—no interruptions.

  • Faster Template Loading
    Templates now load more quickly, improving your workflow efficiency.


Fixes and Improvements

  • Reduced build and release warnings for a smoother experience.

  • Updated branding, icons, and ribbon behavior for a more polished interface.

  • Fixed issues with migrated layers losing references from S360 projects.

  • Improved template delta actions and resolved UI issues on laptops.

  • Fixed distance calculation errors after feature creation.

  • Ensured prompts remain visible during analysis updates.

  • Addressed issues with saving in certain wizard workflows.


What This Means for You

This update helps you work more efficiently with improved performance, clearer workflows, and fewer interruptions. Whether you’re analyzing data, creating charts, or building scenarios, everything should feel faster and more intuitive.


New Help Documentation

We’ve added and updated links from CommunityViz Pro directly to help articles for commonly used tools, so you can jump straight to how‑to guidance while you work. This includes:


To update, follow this How-to: Use the Check for CViz Pro Updates App and CViz Pro Versioning & ArcGIS Pro Compatibility for compatibility details.

Version 2.1.0

CViz Pro Release: v2.1.0

Release Date: Apr 1, 2027

Version #: 2.1.0

System Requirements: ArcGIS Pro 3.0+

Details: This is the first general availability release for CommunityViz to support ArcGIS Pro.

What is CViz Pro

CViz Pro adds interactive, dynamic analysis and visualization capabilities to ArcGIS Pro.  It is ideal for planners and others who want to make informed, collaborative planning decisions using spatial data. CViz Pro works as an add-In to ArcGIS Pro, providing functions that you use along with and in addition to ArcGIS Pro.

To understand CViz Pro, you will need to be familiar with basic GIS concepts and terms like maps and scenes, layers and feature classes, feature attributes, and symbology. It is recommended that you familiarize yourself with ArcGIS Pro before using CViz Pro.

System Requirements

Required Software for CViz Pro 2.1.0:

  • ArcGIS Pro 3.0 or above

  • Windows 10

  • Microsoft .Net Framework 4.8 or above

CViz Pro v2.1 Includes:

  1. Newest version of CommunityViz add-in plugin products, for Esri’s next-generation product, ArcGIS Pro.

  2. Migration of Scenario 360’s interactive analysis tools and decision-making framework

  3. CommunityViz’s Dynamic Analysis Engine (link) for creating and running formulas.

  4. CommunityViz Scenario 360 Analysis components such as indicators and assumptions.

  5. Scenarios to analyze different options

  6. New UI Ribbon for Scenario Planning tool classes:

    1. Core Scenario Components & Analysis Tools

    2. Guided Analysis & Modeling Tools

    3. Analysis Utility Tools

    4. Scenario Sketch & Edit Tools

And some functionality has been upgraded for the new platform:

  • Allocator – the wizard has been simplified.  But this also means that some options that were available in Scenario 360’s Allocator are no longer available in CViz Pro’s Allocator.

  • Tags – Scenario 360 ‘categories’ are now referred to as ‘tags’.  You can assign multiple tags to a single component for more options to organize your analysis.

  • Some CommunityViz functions have been implemented as geoprocessing tools for performance reasons.  The results should be the same, but there are some ‘best practices’ for calling some of these functions that may change how you want use them in formulas.  See ‘Creating Formulas’ for more.

  • Scenario 360 includes several options for viewing and sharing your analysis in 3D.  But ArcGIS Pro includes the ability to work in 3D within the same platform, and CViz Pro components are available in the 3D view as well!

However, CViz Pro 2.1.0 is not a full version of Scenario 360 for ArcGIS Pro.

These familiar Scenario 360 components and functionality are NOT included in CViz Pro 1.0-2.1 but are on the roadmap for future release:

  • Custom Scripts

  • Presentation tools (Analysis Publisher, Export to Google Earth, etc.)

  • Saved views

  • Alerts

  • Reports

  • Templates

  • Analysis logs and sticky notes

  • Scenario map comparison – there is not a built-in tool to compare scenario maps.  Refer to the Scenario & Maps section of the help for an explanation of how to do a side-by-side comparison of maps.  You can still view indicator and assumption values for different scenarios as well as view scenario values in charts.

For more information on CViz Pro, see Getting Started: File Migration Checklist and User Guide: Working with CViz Pro 2.0.