topic Re: Setting distance units sketch dialog in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions

Setting distance units sketch dialog

CF2 — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 22:21:25 GMT

Can anyone tell me if and how I can specify the Distance units in the sketch widget popup? For example, in the attached image, it's using the map units of feet, but in the textbox where I can specify a length constraint, it's stuck on meters and I can't seem to find a way to change it.

Thanks in advance.

Re: Setting distance units sketch dialog

JonathanDawe_BAS — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 08:56:18 GMT

From memory I think you can perhaps tweak the tooltip value via the SketchValueOptions within the sketchviewmodel for the widget: https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/latest/api-reference/esri-views-interactive-sketch-SketchValueOptions.html

Re: Setting distance units sketch dialog

CF2 — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:31:09 GMT

You are right... inputUnits in valueOptions does work. I had tried it on the wrong instance so I thought it wasn't working or was the wrong option 😖. Thanks!