Style Features

Define Style Rules

Style rules apply visual styles to a set of features based on an expression.

Feature Class Style Rule Expression Result
Buildings BUILDING_COMPLEX_ID = Downtown Hospital Complex OR BUILDING_COMPLEX_ID = Uptown Hospital Complex

Use the designated style for any building that is part of one of these hospital complexes.

Roads LANES_BACKWARD > 2 AND LANES_FORWARD > 2

Use the designated style for roads that are two lanes or more in both directions.

Pipes LOCATION:INSIDE:CIRCLE.ID1
Note: The syntax for this type of expression is inserted automatically when you draw the circle.

Use the designated style for pipes within the circle you draw on the model.

Override Style Rules

After you assign a style to an entire layer or create a style rule, you can specify style overrides to individual features. For example, color different sections of a park to identify their uses.

Add Tooltips and Links

Tooltips are like labels. They appear when you hover over a feature. You can set tooltips at several levels. The most specific level overrides any more general level tooltips.

Links are connections to external data stores, just like hyperlinks on a web page.

Add a Watermark

Use watermarks to brand and identify your model.

Manage Styles and Catalogs

Style catalogs are collections of styles by feature type. Options for managing style catalogs are at the top if the Style Palette. Options for managing styles are at the bottom.

Add and Modify Styles

Add a new style to the current style catalog. Edit the properties of the selected style.

You can add a 3D model style, or add a material style also.