In any CAD workflow, good layer management It is essential for keeping drawings organised and visually clear. Layers allow for the separation of different elements of a project, and controlling their display order ensures that the most important objects remain visible while others are kept in the background. LusoCAD provides tools to easily adjust the layer order, as well as commands to precisely control the order of individual objects, enabling improved readability and presentation of drawings.
How to Easily Reorder Your Layers in LusoCAD
The command ORDER is used to organise the layers of a drawing according to the intended order.
How to Access LAYDRAWORDER
On using the 2D Drafting workspace, go to:
Express > Modify > Layer Draworder
On using the LusoCAD Classic workspace, go to:
Express > Modify > Layer Draworder
Alternatively, you can write:
ORDER
at the command line and press Enter.
“Layer Draw Order” Window Analysis”
After executing the command, the dialogue box will be presented Layer Draw Order.
Layer List
The panel on the left displays all existing layers in the drawing.
You can select one or more layers and move them to the right-hand panel.Layers to Adjust Draw Orderby clicking the right arrow.
Layers to Adjust Draw Order
This panel contains the layers whose order you want to change.
To remove layers from this list, select them and click the left arrow.
Filter
In drawings with many layers, it can be difficult to locate the ones you want to alter. The tool Filter Help to simplify this task.
Simply enter a pattern with “wildcards” in the box Filter I preview Enter to view only the corresponding layers.
Name
If you know the exact name of the layer, you can enter it directly and press Enter.
The layer will be automatically added to the list Layers to Adjust Draw Order, ready to be reorganised.
Drawing Order Options
- Bring to FrontMove selected layers to the front of all others
- Send to BackMove selected layers behind all others
What is the difference between LAYDRAWORDER and DRAWORDER?
The command ORDER controls the display order of complete layers, while the DRAWORDER it is used to adjust the order of individual objects within the drawing.
DRAWORDER Command
The command DRAWORDER Allows you to change the display order of images or other objects in the drawing.
How to Access the DRAWORDER Command
- On using the LusoCAD Classic workspace, go to:
Tools > Draw Order > Bring to Front
- Or simply write:
DRAWORDER
on the command line and press Enter.
How to Use the DRAWORDER Command
After executing the command, you will be prompted to select the objects.
- Select the intended objects and press Enter
- Next, select the sorting option on the command line
System Variable DRAWORDERCTL
The system variable DRAWORDERCTL Controls how overlapping objects are presented by default.
LusoCAD also includes useful commands such as:
- FRONTPlace all text and annotations in front of the remaining objects
- Hatch to BackPlace all the objects of Hatch behind the remaining objects
Drawing Order Options
- Above Objects
Move selected objects to the top of specified reference objects - Under Objects
Move the selected objects below specified reference objects - Front
Bring selected objects to the top of all objects in the drawing - Back
Move selected objects to the back of all objects in the drawing
Important Note
When changing the drawing order of multiple objects, both the viewing order and the printing order are affected. However, the The relative order between the selected objects remains unchanged.
Summary
While the ORDER is ideal for organising complete layers, the DRAWORDER offers precise control over individual objects. The combined use of these two commands in LusoCAD allows for the creation of clean, well-structured drawings with complete control over visual hierarchy and presentation.
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