Range Ring

Click the Home | Insert | Range Ring, the button, or the Features | Insert | Range Ring command to draw a range ring or set of rings around a point. By default a symbol is displayed at the center of the range rings. A range ring with multiple rings is drawn as concentric circles with the largest ring on the bottom and the smallest ring on the top. Therefore range ring fill opacities are additive. Multiple rings can be used with a semi-transparent fill to create a bulls-eye effect.

To draw a range ring:

  1. Click the Home | Insert | Range Ring or Features | Insert | Range Ring command.
  2. The cursor changes to a cross hair cursor to indicate drawing mode.
  3. Click on a location in the plot window to create a point and range ring. The center of the range ring is drawn at the clicked location.
  4. Press the ESC key or click another tool button to end drawing mode.

Drawing Tips

  • Edit the range ring properties by clicking on the range ring in the plot window or in the Contents window.
  • The point in the center of the range ring uses the default symbol properties. Set default symbol properties with the File | Options command. On the Default Properties page, click Symbol on the left side of the dialog to set the default symbol properties.
  • The range ring uses the default line and fill properties. Set default line and fill properties with the File | Options command. On the Default Properties page, click Line on the left side of the dialog to set the default line properties or Fill on the left side of the dialog to set the default fill properties.

Range Ring Properties

Range ring properties are edited in the Properties window. Click on the range ring in the Contents window or plot window to select it. The properties automatically appear in the Properties window.

General

Fill Note: All rings use the same fill properties when Number of rings on the General page is greater than 1. If you wish to use different fill properties for the rings, consider creating a buffer around a point.

Line Note: All rings use the same line properties when Number of rings on the General page is greater than 1. If you wish to use different line properties for the rings, consider creating a buffer around a point.

Symbol

Drop Shadow

Info

See Also

Text

Polyline

Polygon

Point

Spline Polyline

Rectangle

Rounded Rectangle

Ellipse