> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.parafin.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Viewer Layers

> Choose the basemap and turn reference layers on or off in the 3D Building Viewer and the Site Plan Viewer.

The **Layers** button sets what the viewer draws under and over your building. Switch the basemap between satellite imagery and a street map, and turn individual reference layers on or off.

Layers sits in the viewer controls at the bottom right, next to re-center, north and zoom. Click it to open the panel, click it again or use the X to close.

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Layers is available in the [3D Building Viewer](/working-with-projects/3d-viewer) and in the [Site Plan Viewer](/working-with-projects/site-plan-viewer) in split view and full screen. The docked site plan panel does not have it.

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## Basemap

Pick what the site sits on:

* **Satellite**: aerial imagery of the real site and its surroundings.
* **Street**: a street map with roads and place names.

## Reference layers

Each layer is a switch. Turning one off hides it without changing your design.

| Layer | What it shows | Where |
| - | - | - |
| **Overlay** | The rendered or CAD site plan drawn over the site. Turn it off to move or rotate the building on the plain site. | Site Plan Viewer |
| **Dimensions** | Building dimension lines, arrows and measurements. | Site Plan Viewer |
| **Labels** | Street, place and address names on the basemap. | Both viewers |
| **Setbacks** | The dashed setback line and the hatched band between it and the property line. | Both viewers |

The Overlay switch turns off whichever plan the viewer is showing. To choose between the two, use the **Render** and **CAD** buttons at the top left of the site plan. See [Site Plan Viewer](/working-with-projects/site-plan-viewer#rendered-and-cad-site-plans).

## What gets saved

Layer settings save with the project, so the viewer opens the way you left it.

The two viewers keep separate settings. Turning Labels off in the 3D Building Viewer leaves them on in the Site Plan Viewer.