topic ESRI JavaScript API - Creating Polygons from Lengths and Widths? Supported/Possible? in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/esri-javascript-api-creating-polygons-from-lengths/m-p/544476#M50705 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello Everyone!&nbsp; Looking at the possibility of creating a simple application where a polygon is drawn and then a buffer is produced from the polygon.&nbsp; I already know there is a sample to do this and can make this work.</P><P></P><P>Here is the challenge, I need the polygon to be exact...something like 6 feet x 8 feet or 8 feet x 12 feet and etc.</P><P></P><P>Does the JS API support specifying exact lengths and widths of building a polygon almost like a COGO type tool?&nbsp; From what I have seen, I am not sure this is supported.</P><P></P><P>I need the height and width to be exact.&nbsp; Drawing the polygon is easy, but when needing to specify the exact height and width..this become a challenge.&nbsp; I am wanting to do an application rather than installing ArcGIS Desktop.</P><P></P><P>Has anyone made this work?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 23 Aug 2019 14:45:38 GMT IanPeebles 2019-08-23T14:45:38Z ESRI JavaScript API - Creating Polygons from Lengths and Widths? Supported/Possible? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/esri-javascript-api-creating-polygons-from-lengths/m-p/544476#M50705 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello Everyone!&nbsp; Looking at the possibility of creating a simple application where a polygon is drawn and then a buffer is produced from the polygon.&nbsp; I already know there is a sample to do this and can make this work.</P><P></P><P>Here is the challenge, I need the polygon to be exact...something like 6 feet x 8 feet or 8 feet x 12 feet and etc.</P><P></P><P>Does the JS API support specifying exact lengths and widths of building a polygon almost like a COGO type tool?&nbsp; From what I have seen, I am not sure this is supported.</P><P></P><P>I need the height and width to be exact.&nbsp; Drawing the polygon is easy, but when needing to specify the exact height and width..this become a challenge.&nbsp; I am wanting to do an application rather than installing ArcGIS Desktop.</P><P></P><P>Has anyone made this work?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 23 Aug 2019 14:45:38 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/esri-javascript-api-creating-polygons-from-lengths/m-p/544476#M50705 IanPeebles 2019-08-23T14:45:38Z