Layouts

A Layout is one playable configuration of a Course. A single course can have many layouts — for example, an MPO tee setup, an FPO tee setup, and a seasonal winter configuration — built on top of a shared pool of Holes. Each layout can include or exclude individual holes and assign different Tees and Targets per hole, so the same physical course can play very differently from one layout to the next.

Why layouts exist

Most disc golf courses are played in more than one way. The same 18 physical holes might be set up differently for:

• Division-specific tees — MPO, FPO, and amateur layouts using different tee positions
• Seasonal play — winter tees closer to targets, summer tees pushed back
• Short course / long course variants
• Tournament setup vs casual play

Rather than duplicating an entire course for each variant, layouts let you define the differences on top of a shared base.

What a layout contains

Each layout is a named configuration with the following properties:

The map background, OB lines, trees, and other decorative elements are shared across all layouts of the course.

Managing layouts

All layout management happens in Parkdly Studio from the course editor:

• Create a new layout — click the + button in the layouts list. New layouts start with a default name and color you can edit inline.
• Rename a layout — click the name field and type. Press Enter or click away to save.
• Reorder layouts — use the up/down arrows on each layout row. The order determines where the layout appears in the hole details tabs, the Course Layouts list, and on tee signs that render multiple layouts.
• Set colors — click a color swatch to open the color picker. You can override the signage primary, text, tee, target, and flight path colors per layout.
• Configure per-hole values — open the Hole details panel for a hole and switch between layout tabs. Each tab shows whether the hole is included, which tee and target it uses, and its par, distance, and elevation change in that layout. Leaving a field blank falls back to the hole's default.
• Include or exclude a hole — in the Hole details panel, toggle the include switch on the layout tab. Excluded holes still exist on the map but don't appear in that layout's scorecards, tee signs, or hole count. Every hole must be included in at least one layout.
• Delete a layout — click the trash icon on the layout row. Layouts that are in use by holes require confirmation.

Naming layouts

Layout names are shown in many small places — tee sign stripes, info board label strips, badges in the hole details sidebar. Keep them short.

• Maximum length: 12 characters. The name input enforces this limit.
• 3–7 characters render best. At this length, names fit comfortably on every sign variant without shrinking.
• Longer names still work. Parkdly automatically shrinks the font to fit and, when the name contains a space, could split it across multiple lines if needed.
• Single-word long names shrink but don't wrap. Diamond renders on one line at a slightly smaller size — it never breaks mid-word.

Layout-specific course elements

Decorative elements like trees, bushes, and rocks are shared across all layouts. Most other elements can be assigned to specific layouts:

• Next Tee Arrow — can be assigned to one or more layouts. When assigned, the arrow only appears when those layouts are active, and colored dots indicate which layouts it belongs to. This is useful when layouts diverge — for example, one layout continues to hole 5 while another skips to hole 9.
• Distance Marker — can be assigned to a single layout. When assigned, the marker uses that layout's tee and target positions for distance calculations and only appears when that layout is active.
• Drop Zone — can be assigned to one or more layouts. When assigned, the drop zone only appears when one of those layouts is active. Useful when different layouts use different drop zones — for example, a Pro layout drop zone behind an OB line that an Amateur layout doesn't enforce.
• Text — can optionally be assigned to a hole and to one or more layouts. When a text element is bound to a hole, it appears on that hole's view; when also scoped to specific layouts, it only shows for those. Useful for layout-specific notes like tee descriptions that differ between Pro and Amateur tees.
• Mandatory (Mando) — can optionally be scoped to one or more layouts. A mando is always attached to a specific hole, and when also scoped to layouts it only appears when one of those layouts is active. Useful when different layouts route around or ignore a mandatory path — for example, a Pro tee layout that requires a tight mando line an Amateur layout skips.
• Boundary (OB, Hazard, Casual Area, Required Relief) — can optionally be scoped to one or more layouts via the layout picker at the top of the boundary's details panel. Useful when a rule only applies to a specific division or seasonal setup — e.g. an OB line that only applies to the Pro layout, or a casual area that only exists in the winter configuration. Per-hole visibility and restricted-side toggles are still configured per hole in the same panel.

Elements without a layout assignment remain visible on all layouts.

What layouts do not cover

• Map background and decorative objects. The map background itself and decorative elements like trees, bushes, and rocks are shared across every layout. Only hole-level configuration (inclusion, tee, target, par, distance, elevation) and the scope-aware elements above differ between layouts.

Related

• Terminology — definitions of Parkdly concepts used in this page