[Solved] Layer display order (always on top)

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Krzysztof
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[Solved] Layer display order (always on top)

Post by Krzysztof » Fri Jan 06, 2023 11:59 pm

How to arrange individual layers?
I want to arrange the individual layers in the right order so that some things are always on top.
Last edited by Krzysztof on Sat Jan 07, 2023 11:15 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Re: Layer display order (always on top)

Post by CVH » Sat Jan 07, 2023 2:47 am

Hi,
there is no layer dependency of the displaying order.
Layers (and Blocks) are simply listed in an alphanumerical order.

On creation each entity receives a drawing order.
Higher orders are drawn over lower ones.
One can edit the drawing order directly in the Property Editor.
Or one could use 'Bring to Front' (MF) and 'Send to Back' (MB) for a selected entity or a selection of entities.

There are also two PRO tools 'Reorder' (MO) and 'Order Connected Entities' (MC).
The order of things can be visualized with an order overlay (VO) in the view menu.

Remark that on saving and reloading, the drawing order is nicely renumbered again from 0 and up. :wink:

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Re: Layer display order (always on top)

Post by Husky » Sat Jan 07, 2023 6:42 am

CVH wrote:
Sat Jan 07, 2023 2:47 am
On creation each entity receives a drawing order.
Higher orders are drawn over lower ones.
One can edit the drawing order directly in the Property Editor.
andrew wrote:
Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:15 pm
Layers are not related to drawing order in any way.
andrew wrote:
Mon Jan 31, 2022 9:18 pm
Layers are not related to draw order in CAD.

https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic. ... der#p36404

https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7769
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Re: Layer display order (always on top)

Post by CVH » Sat Jan 07, 2023 10:03 am

@Husky
You should have quoted things that are related ...
CVH wrote:
Sat Jan 07, 2023 2:47 am
there is no layer dependency of the displaying order.
andrew wrote:
Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:15 pm
Layers are not related to drawing order in any way.


If we quote Andrews answers in the linked topics in full then there would be other misconceptions ...
... All because QCAD continues to evolve.
andrew wrote:
Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:15 pm
You can move the image to the background using Modify > Send to Back.
Layers are not related to drawing order in any way.
andrew wrote:
Mon Jan 31, 2022 9:18 pm
Layers are not related to draw order in CAD.
You can select the bitmap and choose Modify > Draw Order > Send to Back.
MF, MB, MO and MC are displayed in the Modify Toolbar, in the Modification Tools and in the Tool Matrix.
But MO & MB are no longer listed in the Modify menu and there is no longer a Draw Order sub menu of the Modify menu ... :shock:

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Re: Layer display order (always on top)

Post by CVH » Sat Jan 07, 2023 10:24 am

On top ...
DrawOrder.getCadToolBarPanel()
lists 'WJ' as shorcut but that will bring up the projections tools panel ... :shock:
https://github.com/qcad/qcad/blob/bc881 ... der.js#L72

If we look closer then .getToolBar(), .getCadToolBarPanel() and .getToolMatrixPanel() are ruled out. :?

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Re: [Solved] Layer display order (always on top)

Post by Krzysztof » Sat Jan 07, 2023 11:16 pm

Thanks

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