Change the style of buildings

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• Cloud-based maps styling requires the latest renderer for the Maps SDK for Android and is supported across Android, iOS, Maps JavaScript API, and Maps Static.

• Buildings on vector maps automatically display in 3D at zoom level 17 and higher, but can be customized to a 2D "Footprints" style.

• Users can adjust fill and stroke colors for "Footprints" style buildings, while 3D buildings only support fill color customization.

• The building style can be changed in the Style Editor under the "Buildings" feature type within "Landscape, Human-made".

Select platform: Android iOS JavaScript Web Service

To use cloud-based maps styling on Android, you must use the latest renderer for Maps SDK for Android. Follow these instructions.

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: