Layers and Layer Groups
If you were to show every single piece of data that PlanStudio allows you to collect in a single image, that image would be too cluttered to be understandable. When presenting plans to people, it’s useful to only show the things that are relevant to those people.
PlanStudio achieves this by presenting plans as a stack of layers and lets you show/hide layers based on what you’re working on.
Layers are very fine-grained. Things like walls, hinged doors, sliding doors, and roller doors are all presented by different layers. While this allows for precise control over what is and isn’t visible, this can sometimes be overwhelming to manage. For this reason, PlanStudio associates each layer with a layer group, such as “Structure”, “Equipment”, or “Navigation”. When you enable a layer group, you enable all layers that are part of that group.
This page contains a listing of all layer groups and layers. When using a layer/group with the API, be sure to use its Layer ID.
Layer groups
| Layer group name (in PlanStudio) | Layer ID |
|---|---|
| Satellite (not available in Plan Static API) | satellite |
| Graphic | graphic |
| Grid | grid |
| Site | site |
| Structure | structure |
| Fire Resistance | indicators |
| Zones | zone |
| Evacuation | navigation |
| Equipment | equipment |
| Annotations | annotations |
| Nav Mesh | navMesh |
| Networks | network |
| Diagrams | sign |
Layers
This list of layers is in bottom-to-top display order. That is, layers at the end of the list are always shown on top of layers at the beginning of the list.
| Layer name (in PlanStudio) | Layer Id | Layer Group ID |
|---|---|---|
| Satellite (not available in Plan Static API) | satellite |
satellite |
Graphics (Show in Diagrams must be enabled per graphic) |
graphic |
graphic |
| Interior Zones | interiorZone |
zone |
| Common Zones | commonZone |
zone |
| Tenanted Zones | tenantedZone |
zone |
| Other Tenanted Zones | otherTenantedZone |
zone |
| Identified Zones | identifiedZone |
zone |
| Presentation Zones | presentationZone |
zone |
| Fire Alarm Zones | alarmZone |
zone |
| Zoned Icon Fills | zonedIconFill |
equipment |
| Grid | grid |
grid |
| Rooms | room |
zone |
| Terrain | terrain |
structure |
| Fixtures | fixture |
structure |
| Walls | wall |
structure |
| Smoke Walls | smokeWallIndicator |
indicators |
| Fire Walls | fireWallIndicator |
indicators |
| Details | detail |
structure |
| Frames | frame |
structure |
| Smoke Doors | smokeDoorIndicator |
indicators |
| Fire Doors | fireDoorIndicator |
indicators |
| Hinged Doors | hingedDoor |
structure |
| Sliding Doors | slidingDoor |
structure |
| Folding Doors | foldingDoor |
structure |
| Roller Doors | rollerDoor |
structure |
| Windows | window |
structure |
| Stairways | stairway |
structure |
| Nav Mesh | navMesh |
navMesh |
| Networks | network |
network |
| Portals | portal |
navigation |
| Annotations | annotation |
annotations |
| Security Cameras | securityCamera |
equipment |
| Evacuation Targets | evacuationTarget |
navigation |
| Evac Signs | evacSign |
equipment |
| Assembly Areas | assemblyArea |
navigation |
| Leader Line Icons | leaderLineIcon |
equipment |
| Fire Alarm Zone Icons | alarmZoneLeaderLine |
zone |
| Zoned Icons | zonedIcon |
equipment |
| Draft Watermark | draftWatermark |
sign |
| Floor & Plan Footprints | footprints |
site |
| Path Labels | pathLabel |
structure |
| Final Exits | finalExit |
navigation |
| Notes and Photos | notesAndPhotos |
annotations |
| North Indicator | northIndicator |
sign |
| You Are Here Indicator | yahIndicator |
sign |
| Fixed Icons | fixedIcon |
equipment |
| Exit Signs | exitSign |
equipment |