Adjusting the Draw Order

Commands: DRAWORDER, HATCHTOBACK, TEXTTOFRONT

If new entities overlap existing entities, they will display and print on top of the previously drawn entities. The Draw Order tool can change the order in which overlapping entities are displayed and printed. You can move entities to the front or the back, or above or under another entity.

Using Draw Order

1. Do one of the following:

   • Click the Draw Order tool button () on the Draw Order toolbar.
   • Choose Draw Order in the Tools menu.
   • Type draworder in the command bar.

   You are prompted: Select entities to change the draw order:

2. Select the entities, then right click or press enter.
   You are prompted: Change draw order: Above/Under/Clear/Front/<Back>:

3. Choose the appropriate draw order tool option.

4. Depending on your choice:

   • If you have chosen Above or Under , the command bar reads: Select reference entity:
     Identify the reference entity. The display of the selection set is changed with respect to the reference entity.
   • If you have chosen Front or Back , the display of the selection set is changed accordingly.

Using Draw Order tools

1. Select the entities you want to change the draw order of.

2. Do one of the following:

   • Click the appropriate tool button on the Draw Order toolbar.
   • Right click, then choose Draw Order in the context menu and select the appropriate tool.
     
     

   Tool Button	Tool Name	Description
   	Bring To Front	Places the selection set on top.
   	Bring Above	Places the selection set above the reference entity. (*)
   	Send Under	Places the selection set under the reference entity. (*)
   	Send to Back	Moves the selection set to the back.
   	Hatch to Back	Sends all hatch entities to the back.
   	Text and Dimensions to Front	Brings all texts and/or dimension entities to front. Options: Text / Dimensions / Both can be chosen either in the command bar or in the prompt menu. The default option is Both .

   (*) You are prompted to select the reference entity.