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Scalebar widget

The Scalebar widget displays a scale bar on the map. The widget respects various coordinate systems and displays units in English or metric values. When working with Web Mercator or geographic coordinate systems, the scale bar takes into account projection distortion and dynamically adjusts.

Configure the Scalebar widget

  1. Hover over the Scalebar widget and click the show or hide button Show or Hide to show or hide this widget in your app.
  2. Hover over the widget and click the Configure this widget button Configure this widget to open the configuration properties dialog box.
  3. Choose one of the following styles:
    • line
    • ruler
    • number
  4. If line or ruler style is chosen, choose one of the following units:
    • english
    • metric
    • dual
  5. Note:

    The dual unit is only supported by the line style.

  6. If number style is chosen, you can optionally edit:
    • Round scale number to—Define the decimal place.
    • Show thousand separator
  7. Click OK to save the configuration and close the window.

Use the Scalebar widget

When the app starts, the Scalebar widget is automatically enabled and displayed at the lower left corner of the app. It is updated dynamically when the map's scale changes.

Metric_ruler
Dual_line
Number Style