Draw Concentric Ring

To draw a concentric ring on a map, follow the steps given below:

  1. From Shape Annotation drop-down list, select Draw Concentric Ring .
  2. Click on the map where you want to add concentric ring and drag mouse outwards to draw a circle. The radius of the drawn circle becomes the initial outer radius of the rings. The Add Concentric Ring dialog box appears with following options:
    Options Description
    X- Coordinate Enter x coordinate
    Y-Coordinate Enter y coordinate
    Outer Most Radius Enter\change outer radius value for the outermost ring. You can edit the outer radius to a different value.
    Number of Rings Enter the total number rings. You can enter 2 to 5 rings only.

    For example, if the number of rings is 2 then 2 rings will be drawn with the first ring having inner radius as 0 and second ring having outer radius as specified in the "Outermost Radius" field.

    Each individual ring will be a separate annotation that will be listed in Annotation Manager. You can query in each ring individually or with other annotations (multiple select) in Query Builder.

    Equidistant

    Select to create rings at equal distances.
    Custom Select to create rings at customized distances.

    The radius text box appears on the basis of total number of rings. The last radius text box cannot be edited. It displays the value entered in Outermost Radius text box.

    Save Click Save. The Concentric Ring appears on the map.
    Cancel Click Cancel to exit Add Concentric Ring dialog box without creating concentric ring on the map.
  3. Click on the Select Annotation Tool icon on the toolbar to view and edit ring annotation properties.
  4. Click on the ring to see and edit its annotation properties. For more information, refer Editing Annotation Properties.
    Note: Click on Navigate Map icon on the toolbar to release the selected annotation feature.

    Styling Concentric Ring Annotation

    You can change style of concentric ring annotation like, boundary and fill color, fill pattern, border style and border width from Annotation Manager > Style Annotation . For more information, refer Styling Annotation.