Polylines sent to back when trying to draw over point cloud

[radulescu.ioana23]

I have loaded the point cloud. I set its XYZ coordinates all to 0 and I applied a section plane to the cloud. The thing is I applied it from the right, selected the right view (in the brackets next to [Wireframe]) the UCS now displays right as Top and when I try to draw a polyline it always goes behind the point cloud. The only way to move it to the foreground is by Shift + Scroll pan and pulling and pushing the gizmo. In left view none of this hassle is happening and the polyline goes over the point cloud instantly.

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

you are looking to an object with 3D coordinates and geometry, your polyline most probably is created behind your point-cloud and therefor hidden.

As a polyline is a 2D object you need to chose between "draw it on a z-value in front of the pointcloud" or accept that an object placed behind another object is hidden. You might then try to use visual style "Wireframe", make the pointcloud display shown with less density and may less thick points, additionally you can give your polyline a layer with bigger line-width ... all these settings might help to see your polyline through the pointcloud-points.

- alfred -

[pendean]

.... or use 3DPLOY command instead of PLINE command.

[carolfaileng]

how do you chose "draw it on a z-value in front of pointcloud??

[pendean]

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@carolfaileng wrote:
how do you chose "draw it on a z-value in front of pointcloud??

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I believe they just mean deliberately draw on a plane that is in front of your pointcloud

https://www.engineering.com/story/understanding-coordinates-for-easier-navigation-in-autocad-3d#:~:t....

or if you prefer video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN6Oa_7KleM 

Also explore this variable's settings, it may(?) help as an alternative https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-85D5C950-1323-4A62-BC35-2CDA7F1C6A50#:~:text=...)

[carolfaileng]

Gotcha! Thanks