Tell a layer it is to draw over another?

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Hi,
V5
I have my layer I am drawing curves on above the grid layer I have drawn special grids on.

The grids I am following but the drawn curve sits below the grid, so I cannot see it.

I see a thread where it is said layer order denotes draw order.

well for me it doesn’t.

…and anyway I often I structure my layers and dont want to have to place them contrary to the order they are in.

I have often wished layer order denotes draw order as per Macromedia Freehand, and such would be useful right now.

The best option would be to tell a layer to draw above others., or better still to indicate what draws over what. (might need a column adding indicating that such as a b c d etc)

Now I know there is BringToFront but I get annoyed having to run that command after each curve is draawn !

Can one make it run auto during a drawing session then turn it off when draaw is done ?

is all this solved in V8 ?

Cheers

Steve

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Not in V5. Make a copy of the grids layer and then in the copy, move the grids lower in Z so that they are behind the curves you are drawing.

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Hi,
I need the grids translucent ideally and over the items.
I also have a number of raster images over which the grids go and over the grids go the drawing, layer order is the way.

Is it that in V8 this can be done ?

I need to get this massive project finished and another one then I can install V8 and get time to mess about and set it up.

Can I make the grid translucent ?

Can one make it run auto during a drawing session then turn it off when draaw is done ?

is that also possible as I am fed up of running it at each and every draw I do.

Steve

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So the ‘grids’ are raster images, not vector lines?

In any case both V7 and V8 also support transparent layer and object colors, including curves. Here is a grid of lines over an object (they are above the object), the lines are color by layer and the layer has a fairly transparent color - alpha=50 (0 being totally transparent and 255 being totally opaque).

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If the layer color was opaque it would look like this::

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Hi,

The grids are vector drawn with Rhino3D straight line tool.

so they can be translucent in V7 and V8.

Thats good to know.

As soon as I get done on two massive projects , or dare I go to V8 just when nearing finishing line.

…and remove hindrances slowing me down and get to the line quicker.

Is there a way of having BringToFront always active until I say otherwise ?

Steve

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Not that I know of, no.

7

Oh dear, oh well.

not even in v8 ?

Feature request if so,
how does one do a FR ?

Steve

8

Cross your fingers that a McNeel employee in here sees it, and then “puts it on the heap”, and maybe you can check back in 5-10 years and find out that nobody has even looked at it since then… :rofl: :sob:

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Hi
@Helvetosaur

Can BringToFront be allocated to a layer so that anything drawn on that layer is given that command as such ?
This would allow me to have everything I am drawing in a single plane (all are on that plane) to be visible. ?

Cheers
Steve