How to "Bring Objects to Front" or "Send to Back"
How to "Bring Objects to Front" or "Send to Back"
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Is there a command that can "bring an object to front" or "send an object to back". For instance, I have a circle with a number and some criss-crossing lines occupying the same space in my drawing. When I print, I want the circle with the number to show, but I do not want the criss-crossing lines to show inside the circle.
In other words, I want the circle with the number to be on "top" and the criss-crossing lines to be "below". The criss-crossing lines that are under the circle and number would be "hidden", and thus, not show on the drawing.
Can AutoCAD 2002 do this? How does it do it? Is it a matter of assigning "levels" to a particular object so that, maybe, an object with a "higher" level than another shows up on top, while the object with a "lower" level shows up underneath, and part of the "lower" level may be covered by a "higher" level?
Thanks, and hope someone can help.
In other words, I want the circle with the number to be on "top" and the criss-crossing lines to be "below". The criss-crossing lines that are under the circle and number would be "hidden", and thus, not show on the drawing.
Can AutoCAD 2002 do this? How does it do it? Is it a matter of assigning "levels" to a particular object so that, maybe, an object with a "higher" level than another shows up on top, while the object with a "lower" level shows up underneath, and part of the "lower" level may be covered by a "higher" level?
Thanks, and hope someone can help.





RE: How to "Bring Objects to Front" or "Send to Back"
Acad2005, Terramodel
RE: How to "Bring Objects to Front" or "Send to Back"
Anyway, when I type the "DRAWORDER" command, it says "Select Objects". I presume I will select the circle and number per my example, and hit "Enter". AutoCAD then asks for "Enter object ordering option". I key in "A" for "Above Object".
Now, AutoCAD asks for "Select Reference Object", and I am not sure what it is asking for?? I tried selecting the objects that will be "under" the circle and number, but it doesn't seem to work ...
Hope you can help some more ...
RE: How to "Bring Objects to Front" or "Send to Back"
hit f1 and search for wipeout
not sure if wipeout is available in acad 2k2, but that is certainly the command that you are after
RE: How to "Bring Objects to Front" or "Send to Back"
I hit F1 and typed in "WIPEOUT", but AutoCAD 2002 returned with "Unknown Command".
Guess it is not available in the 2002 version. Any more suggestions?
RE: How to "Bring Objects to Front" or "Send to Back"
Wipeout is an express tool, it will only work if you have the express tools loaded.
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Acad2005, Terramodel
RE: How to "Bring Objects to Front" or "Send to Back"
1. Type draworder.
2. Select the circle and number.
3. Type f.
Nothing changes on the display, and nothing changes on the printout.
I even selected the criss-crossing lines and selected back. That didn't seem to help either. Am I missing something? (Yeah, I know ... a brain ... but that's not what I meant.)
Hope you can provide some more suggestions.
RE: How to "Bring Objects to Front" or "Send to Back"
But - a circle is transparent, even if you bring it forward things behind it will show up.
RE: How to "Bring Objects to Front" or "Send to Back"
Yeah, right ... it's all coming back to me now. My circle is transparent, just a single round line, so whether it is "front" or "back", the things behind it still shows up.
Is there a way I can make my circle solid without filling it in with a solid color? If my circle were "filled in", as it were, the lines behind it won't show, but then, I cannot put in a number in my circle.
Okay, what I am trying to do it to label a part of my drawing. It is actually an opening that I have criss-crossed at the corners. Now, I want to put in a label for the opening. My "circle" is actually a hexagon with a letter, in this case "D". I want to put that hexagon in the center of the opening, but I don't want the criss-crossing lines behind it to show where the hexagon is. I do want the criss-crossing lines to show outside of my hexagon.
Can anybody suggest what is the best way to do this? Thanks a bunch.
RE: How to "Bring Objects to Front" or "Send to Back"
RE: How to "Bring Objects to Front" or "Send to Back"
Thanks, everyone.
RE: How to "Bring Objects to Front" or "Send to Back"
RE: How to "Bring Objects to Front" or "Send to Back"