front.ma

hi there,
in the office i worked last we were using microstation j and had a
tool called "front.ma". i used i quite a lot to change the display
order of elements. now using v8 i can not use my old front.ma anymore
and am really lost. how do you v8 users send elements to front or
back? or is there a V8 version of the tool. i tried using the "ws addW
and "ws drop" keyin command already, but it doesn't really work for
me.
thanks for your help

 

chgOrder.bas is a basic macro written by Andrei Columban and is
available from cadgurus. It will let you reorder the display of
elements in your design file. You can bring things to the front or
send them to the back. If you cannot find it, shot me an email and I
can hook you up

Mike Otte
City of Lincoln
Engineering Services

 

V* - Change the display order of elements
http://www.askinga.com/article.asp?ArticleID=50

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how do you v8 users send elements to front or

 

Sorry but you key in is wrong.
Select the object first to be placed on top
Then key in
wset add;wset drop
Then enter key the key in must be exactly as above including the spaces or
it wont work.
I found that setting it to a function key saved typing and it works
everytime.
But the elements must be in the active file not reference files.
Lorys
In Australia

 

in V.8 you have tool 'bring to front'

 

Isn't that only for rasters?

 

Interesting point, if you look in V8's help, there are two "Bring to Front"
entries. One is for the Raster Manager and the other is for design
elements.

The second one works with a Selection Set and is accessed via the "Edit"
menu. It will bring the selected element to the front of the view display.
Key-in: ORDER ELEMENT FRONT

~Inga