Viewport above hatch in paperspace

[m_kingdon]

Hi all,

Something I've never fully understood is how viewports behave in terms of draw order.  I have a series of drawings where I need to isolate a part of the scheme.  The easiest solution was to use a semi-transparent white hatch on the paperspace.  But it seems impossible to put any other viewports above this white hatch.

If I change the page settings and untick the "Plot paperspace last" option then the hatch disappears entirely.

Is there another way I can just put the viewport on top?  I don’t really want to have to cut islands into the hatch.  The purpose of this workflow was to try and save time and be simple.

[VincentSheehan]

I'm thinking the hatch will need to be in model space. Maybe make it a reference file, xref it into your sheet and set the Display Order.

[pendean]

@m_kingdon FYI Viewports 100% ignore DRAWORDER settings and workarounds. Nothing new there, and if I understood your need correctly, the other post's suggestion is what you need to do.

[imadHabash]

Hi,

As much as i understand the issue...
If the hatch is just for masking unused parts of the viewport ... how about to clip the viewport to the desired shape by VPCLIP (Command).

[m_kingdon]

Because I still want to show what is outside the scheme area, but semi-transparent.  I want the viewer to focus on the scheme, but still understand how the scheme fits into the local area.

[m_kingdon]

If I can’t find a solution involving the paperspace then an xref might be the best alternative.  Using an xref is a good idea that would have other benefits, but I have three stages next to each other so it would be complicated to get the competing wipeouts to show correctly.

I will have another look.