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Displaying References Behind Other Entities

Use the ReferenceToBack command to display DWG, Image, PDF, or DGN references behind all the other entities.

References on locked, turned off, or frozen layers are also sent behind other entities of the drawing.

To display references behind other entities:

  1. Click Tools > Display Order > Send References to Back and specify the category of entities to reorder (or type ReferenceToBack):
    • Drawings Only: Moves referenced drawings behind all other entities.
    • Images Only: Moves referenced images behind all other entities.
    • PDFs Only:Moves referenced PDF files behind all other entities.
    • DGNs Only: Moves referenced DGN files behind all other entities.
    • All Referenced Entities: Moves all referenced files behind all other entities.
  2. Press Enter.

When sending multiple entities of the same type to the back of the drawing, the entities remain in the same display order in relation to each other.

Note: The ReferenceToBack command ignores references inside Table, Tolerance, Block and External Reference entities.

Access

Command: ReferenceToBack

Menu: Tools > Display Order > Bring Annotations to Front

Ribbon: View > Bring to Front > Send All References to Back

Related Topics

Display Order

Layer Tools

Managing Layers



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