Change the style of buildings

Select platform: Android iOS JavaScript Web Service

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.

Set the building style

  1. Zoom in on the map enough to see buildings shown.
  2. In the Map feature pane, select the gear icon gear icon to open the Settings pane.
    Settings menu
  3. To display buildings with a 3D outline, select 3D:

    3D building style

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

    Footprint building style