Building Options vs Layers
From CTH Drafting Standards
- Both Building Options and Layers are used to hide or display items
- Building Options can be used to make items completely appear or disappear from drawings and 3D
- Layers affect the visibility of objects in drawings. The visibility of Layers can be adjusted for each drawing mode
- Layers visibility can be adjusted for underlying drawings in Overlays
- Building Options can be turned on or off in Plan Sets
- Building Options can be turned on or off in Annotated views
- Building Options affect both 2D and 3D
- Layers affect 2D only
| Building Options | Layers | |
|---|---|---|
| Affects 2D | ✓ | ✓ |
| Affects 3D | ✓ | ✗ |
| Set a Default per Drawing Mode | ✗ | ✓ |
| Has Grouping | ✓ | ✓ |
| Use Grouping to Control Visibility | ✓ | ✗ |
| Checkbox Groups | ✓ | ✗ |
| Radio Groups | ✓ | ✗ |
| Can Create Complex Visibility Conditions | ✓ | ✗ |
