DRAWORDER command

Changes the display order of overlapping entities.

BricsCAD Lite; BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

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Alias: DR

Description

This command is used to display entities over the top of other entities that would otherwise overlap or hide them. This command is meant to work with overlapping objects. While this command works with non-overlapping entities, it has no effect on them.

Note: Hatches and text entities in BricsCAD already have handy commands controlling their display order: HatchToBack places all hatching below all other entities, and TextToFront displays all text above all entities.

Method

This command offers 5 methods to change the draw order of overlapping entities:

  • Above
  • Under
  • Bring to front
  • Bring to back
  • Clear all orders

Options within the command

Above
Moves the visual display of selected entities above the other entities; this option does not necessarily move them to the top (front) of display order.
Under
Moves the visual display of selected entities under the other entities; this option does not necessarily move them to the bottom (back) of the display order.
Clear all orders
Clears the assigned display orders, with entities displayed as they were originally created.
Send to Back
Moves the selected entities' display order below all other overlapping entities (1).
Bring to Front
Moves the selected entities' display order above all other overlapping entities (2).