Draw Order Options in Civil 3D

Dana Rice

I'm sure you're familiar with the Display Order options that are available when you right click on an object. Civil 3D has many objects that become layered upon each other, so this is a useful tool.

But did you also know about the Draw Order pull-down menu?

As you can see, more options are available.

The top four options apply to selected objects.

The bottom five options apply to the entire drawing. This can really save time if you need to change the draw order of all hatching or text in a drawing.

About the Author

As an Applications Expert, Dana is responsible for supporting, training, and implementation of software for survey and civil engineering professionals. Dana began her career as an AutoCAD and Civil 3D draftsperson in the civil engineering industry. She supported surveyors and engineers by managing CAD templates, assisting with preliminary design, processing field data, and creating construction documents. After a decade in production work, Dana transitioned to a CAD manager, working in both the private and public sectors. She has more than 24 years of experience helping large and small, public and private organizations in the southeastern United States.
Follow on Linkedin More Content by Dana Rice

Enable/Disable Autodesk 2 step Verification

You would like to enable/disable the Autodesk 2-step Verification. The two-step verification adds an extra ...

Device limit reached message with Autodesk products

You are allowed to install Autodesk products on 3 machines, but can only run it on one machine at a time wi...

Need tech support? Let us help!

Learn More

Return to Resources

Welcome to our Hub

Draw Order Options in Civil 3D

About the Author

Previous Article

Next Article

Solutions Beyond Software™

Draw Order Options in Civil 3D

About the Author

Previous Article

Next Article

Related Content

Having an apostrophe in the parent folder name can prevent AutoCAD Electrical BOM Export in Vault.

Autodesk Build streamlines collaboration, documentation, and quality control in construction, reducing rework and delays.

How to edit the date format for Inventor iProperties and Vault Properties

Explore how Bluebeam’s AI-powered tools are transforming the AECO industry by streamlining workflows, reducing errors, and enhancing collaboration for architects, engineers, and contractors.

After installing Inventor Nastran, the "Autodesk Inventor Nastran" button does not appear in Autodesk Inventor under the Environment tab.

Interface built into Inventor that allows users to access commonly used company data without leaving the Inventor program.

Have you ever created a Surface Data Shortcut in hopes to reduced it's file size, but it does not work? This post will reveal the setting you need.

When installing Revit you receive the error message "Autodesk Revit is already installed" despite already uninstalling Revit from your machine.

Learn the various uses for the Group tool in Revit. Bringing all types of elements into a single Group. Move that object around making adjustments and more!

When you open a drawing in AutoCAD extensions for the first time, it will prompt you to enter basic information about the drawing, like the building and floor codes.

Use the RENAME command. Find what needs to be corrected and click on it.

Issue: layers with $ in their names. Here's what you need to know and do to fix the issue.

Laser scanners are one of the most effective ways to perform reality capture in manufacturing settings. Discover how manufactures are leveraging this technology to improve operational efficiency.

You will have to download the Bluebeam deployment package (MSI). This post contains all the steps you need to accomplish this.

Dashed lines are displaying as solid lines in the Revit plan view. Here's what you need to know and to to address this issue.

The drawings do not publish or appear incorrectly in the web central space console in Archibus. Here's the first part of what you need to know and do.

FormIt Pro hangs during opening the application

Several users have reported encountering a Schema Conflict issue in Revit 2024.

In today's fast-paced technological landscape, effective data management and streamlined workflows are critical to success. T

Solutions Beyond Software™