Building Options vs Layers

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	✓	✗
Show Number of Items in Drawing	✓	✓
Show Number of Items in Project	✓	✗
Lock Items	✓	✓
Automatically Lock all Invisible Items	✓	✓
Fade Items	✓	✓

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