trouble with shape order

3DW · External Since: Jul 06, 2006 Posts: 3

I have a drawing with lines that overlap in numerous places. Think like a
basket weave, or similiar pattern.
I'm trying to get the lines to overlap and underlap in the right order but
am having trouble. When I bring one to the front it works fine but eventually
I have to place that line behind another. When I do that it is back behind
the one I just brought it in front of.
Is there a way to maybe bring in front of "line A", but not "line B,C, and D"?
Is there a difference between the Bring to Front, and the Bring Forward
commands?

Mark Nelson [MS] · External Since: Nov 11, 2003 Posts: 1698

There is a difference between Bring Forward and Bring to Front. Bring
Forward works one shape at a time, meaning that your shape swaps places in
the Z-order with the shape immediately on top of it. This action assumes
that such an overlapping shape exists; otherwise nothing happens. If there
are multiple overlapping shapes, you can use Bring Forward multiple times to
gradually move your shape up the Z-order. Bring to Front moves your shape
to the top of the Z-order. This means the shape appears on top of every
other shape on the page. This action does not depend on there being
overlapping shapes.

There is only one Z-order for shapes. That means that a basket weave look
is not possible. A shape cannot be both under and over another shape.

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Office Graphics - Visio
Microsoft Corporation

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"3DW" <3DW.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:04D17D3A-EC9B-47E1-BF21-5640AEDFE27A@microsoft.com...
>I have a drawing with lines that overlap in numerous places. Think like a
> basket weave, or similiar pattern.
> I'm trying to get the lines to overlap and underlap in the right order but
> am having trouble. When I bring one to the front it works fine but
> eventually
> I have to place that line behind another. When I do that it is back behind
> the one I just brought it in front of.
> Is there a way to maybe bring in front of "line A", but not "line B,C, and
> D"?
> Is there a difference between the Bring to Front, and the Bring Forward
> commands?

melvincurtis · External Since: Jul 28, 2006 Posts: 1

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John Marshall, MVP · External Since: Jan 26, 2004 Posts: 1477

Melvin;

These newsgroups are for free support, not a vehicle for advertisement. Your
post does not relate to the question the original poster asked.

John... Visio MVP

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"melvincurtis" <melvincurtis.2bok05 DeleteThis @mail.mcse.ms> wrote in message
news:melvincurtis.2bok05@mail.mcse.ms...
>
> Hi,
>
> My library contains more than 65,000 manufacturer specific Equipment
> shapes from over 1500 popular Computer, Network and Telecommunications
> equipment manufacturers in areas such as Hubs, switches, wireless,
> UPS/Power supplies, security, internet, Storage, Racks/Infrastructure.
>
>
> I can give you access to all of them for a throwaway price.
>
> Plus, once you become a customer, if you don't see the shape you need,
> just ask, and I'll create it for FREE!
>
>
> This library of shapes and stencils for visio is designed to allow you
> to quickly, easily and accurately diagram your entire network. These
> shapes and stencils are helping network professionals create detailed
> network designs and proposals all over the world.
>
> Melvin Curtis
> Sales Executive
> Altima Technologies Inc. - The Leader in Network Diagramming Solutions
> Lisle Corporate Center
> 3030 Warrenville Road
> Suite 300
> Lisle, IL. - 60532
> Ph. 630.281.6464 ext. 6888
> Fx. 630.281.6460
> Melvin DeleteThis @AltimaTech.com