How to arrange individual layers?
I want to arrange the individual layers in the right order so that some things are always on top.
[Solved] Layer display order (always on top)
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[Solved] Layer display order (always on top)
Last edited by Krzysztof on Sat Jan 07, 2023 11:15 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Layer display order (always on top)
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.
Regards,
CVH
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.
Regards,
CVH
Re: Layer display order (always on top)
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)
@Husky
You should have quoted things that are related ...
If we quote Andrews answers in the linked topics in full then there would be other misconceptions ...
... All because QCAD continues to evolve.
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 ...
Regards,
CVH
You should have quoted things that are related ...
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 pmYou can move the image to the background using Modify > Send to Back.
Layers are not related to drawing order in any way.
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 ...
Regards,
CVH
Re: Layer display order (always on top)
On top ...
DrawOrder.getCadToolBarPanel()
lists 'WJ' as shorcut but that will bring up the projections tools panel ...
https://github.com/qcad/qcad/blob/bc881 ... der.js#L72
If we look closer then .getToolBar(), .getCadToolBarPanel() and .getToolMatrixPanel() are ruled out.
Regards,
CVH
DrawOrder.getCadToolBarPanel()
lists 'WJ' as shorcut but that will bring up the projections tools panel ...
https://github.com/qcad/qcad/blob/bc881 ... der.js#L72
If we look closer then .getToolBar(), .getCadToolBarPanel() and .getToolMatrixPanel() are ruled out.
Regards,
CVH