Line/object display order (2025)

Hi community,

I was wondering if there’s any workaround for line or even object display order in the viewport.

object display order been discussed here : display order linked to layer order but as I want to manage it directly in my viewport for working purposes, I made a new post.

In Archicad or Autocad there is an option with right-click to “send to back / bring to front”. As I try to bring all my workflow inside rhino, (and I’m almost done), I want to know how to manage this. Even with layer order it will be great (not ideal tho).

Thanks
CC.

This script might help…

SetObjDisplayOrderOSD.py (4.4 KB)

Creates an on-screen display with selected objects’ display order number
in the form of dots. Allows the user to then select objects from the group
one by one and change display order. Object display order is updated
in real-time. Works with curves, dimensions (inc. leaders), text and hatches.

@Helvetosaur , it now displays a number. How do I control whether it bring the object to front or back ? And how I turn it off ?

Just click on any object in your initial selection, type in a new display order number for it and enter. Continue to do that for any other objects in your selection until you are happy with the order, then Enter to complete the operation and turn off the on-screen display.

By default all objects are assigned a display order number of 0. Objects with higher numbers show in front of objects with lower numbers. The numbers are allowed to be either positive or negative.