Add Graphic widget in Map Studio

add graphic box with options as described in help text

The Add Graphicsadd graphics button widget allows you to quickly add points, lines, polygons, and shapes to your map before taking screen captures, or for instances where quick drawing is preferred over creating shapes or polygons. Features added with the Add Graphicsadd graphics button widget do not persist in later sessions and are not saved. To create permanent shapes for use later, use the Create Edit Shape widget.

Available Features

point Point

polyline Polyline

polygon Polygon

rectangle Rectangle

Circle Circle

multipoint Multipoint

handrawn line Freehand line

hand drawn polygon Freehand Polygon

Controls and Settings

Select Select. Select a group of graphics and move them to other regions in the map. By default, select a single attribute select single is active. Use the drowdown arrow on the right of the icon to select freehandselect by freehand area or rectangle select select by rectangular area.

More options More Options. Features not shown initially on the Add Graphics widget become visible by selecting this option.

undoUndo.

redoRedo.

settings Settings. Settings include:

  • Enable Tooltips: This shows numerical information while drawing features. You can press the Tab key to type values in the tooltips that appear while you are drawing features. Press Enter to set input values. You can also press Tab to navigate between input fields.

  • Enable snapping: This allows you to draw features that connect to each other. The cursor will jump, or snap to, nearby edges, vertices, and other geometric elements. Turn this setting on to enable the following tools:

    • Geometry guides: Allows snapping to the feature being drawn.

    • Feature to feature: Allows snapping to other features.

    • Grid: Overlays a grid on the map. You can snap drawings to the grid.

  • Snapping layers - deactivated

  • Grid options - deactivated