Access Methods

 Ribbon: Home tabModify panelBring to FrontNot available on the ribbon in the current workspace

 Menu: Tools Draw OrderNot available in menus in the current workspace.

 Toolbar: 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.

Back

Moves the selected objects to the bottom of the order of objects in the drawing.

When you change the draw order (display and plotting order) of multiple objects, the relative draw order of the selected objects is maintained.

By default, when you create new objects from existing ones (for example, FILLET or PEDIT), the new objects are assigned the draw order of the original object you selected first. By default, while you edit an object (for example, MOVE or STRETCH), the object is displayed on top of all objects in the drawing. When you are finished editing, your drawing is partially regenerated so that the object is displayed according to its correct draw order. This can result in some edit operations taking slightly longer. You can use DRAWORDERCTL to change the default draw order settings. TEXTTOFRONT changes the draw order of all text and dimensions in the drawing.