Change the style of buildings

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• This feature, available on Android, iOS, Maps JavaScript API, and Maps Static, offers customization options for building displays on vector maps.

• By default, vector maps use a 3D building style at zoom level 17 and higher, while a 2D "Footprints" style provides a cleaner look with customizable fill and stroke colors.

• Users can switch between 3D and Footprints building styles in the Style Editor under the "Buildings" feature type, but stroke customization is limited to the Footprints style.

Select platform: Android iOS JavaScript Web Service

Availability: This feature is visible on Android, iOS, Maps JavaScript API, and Maps Static.

When you use a vector map in Android, iOS, or JavaScript, buildings use the 3D style beginning at zoom level 17 and higher by default. If you want to display only the 2D outlines of buildings for a cleaner appearance, select the Footprints style.

Experimental: This feature can only be set for light map styles. When you link a light map style that has custom building styles to a map ID, these styles also apply to the dark map style.

Set the building style

1. Zoom in on the map enough to see buildings shown.
2. In the Map features panel, select the gear icon to open the Map Settings menu.
   

3. To display buildings with a 3D outline, select 3D:

   

   Note: Stroke color and stroke width customizations are not available for 3D style buildings.

   To display buildings with a 2D footprint, select Footprints: