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DRAWORDER
Quick Reference
See also:
■ Control How Overlapping Objects Are Displayed
Changes the draw order of images and other objects.
Access Methods
Button
Ribbon: Home tab ➤ Modify panel ➤ Bring to Front
Menu: Tools ➤ Draw Order
Toolbar: Draw Order
Shortcut menu: Select an object, right-click, and then click Draw Order.
Summary
Use the DRAWORDERCTL system variable to control the default display
behavior of overlapping objects. The TEXTTOFRONT command brings all text
and dimensions in a drawing in front of other objects.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Select objects: Use an object selection method
Enter object ordering option [
Above objects/Under objects/Front/Back] <Back>:
Enter an option or press Enter
Above Objects Moves the selected object above the specified reference objects.
Under Objects Moves the selected objects below the specified reference objects.
Front Moves the selected objects to the top of the order of objects in the
drawing.
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