---
title: showsBuildings
framework: mapkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: mapkit/mkmapsnapshotter/options/showsbuildings
---

# showsBuildings

A Boolean that indicates whether the map displays extruded building information.

## Declaration

```swift
var showsBuildings: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion When you set this property to true and the camera has a pitch angle greater than 0, the map extrudes buildings so that they appear to extend above the map plane, creating a 3D effect. You need to set the mapType property must to MKMapType.standard for the map to display extruded buildings. The default value of this property is true.

## See Also

### Configuring the map data

- [preferredConfiguration](mapkit/mkmapsnapshotter/options/preferredconfiguration.md)
- [mapType](mapkit/mkmapsnapshotter/options/maptype.md)
- [pointOfInterestFilter](mapkit/mkmapsnapshotter/options/pointofinterestfilter.md)
- [showsPointsOfInterest](mapkit/mkmapsnapshotter/options/showspointsofinterest.md)