Setting an imported image as a background layer?

[Anonymous]

Good morning everyone. I'm working with imported image to do quick sketches off of but I'm running into a bit of trouble. I'm able to import the image and get it scaled correctly even if the process is a bit cumbersome, but when I go to draw anything it hides behind the image and I have to turn the image off in order to see what I've drawn. I tried changing the draw order, and the layer but that didn't seem to do anything.

[Anonymous]

So somehow I was able to get it to work the way I want, but I don't know how to repeat the process...

[cadffm]

Draworderctl checked?
Whipthread checked?

Try to turn on/off HA,
command 3dconfig

[sthompson1021]

One thing you can try is to select the image and in properties set the transparency to 50.

[pendean]

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@Anonymous wrote:

 I tried changing the draw order, and the layer but that didn't seem to do anything.

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Did you try REGENALL command to fix the draworder setting?

[Anonymous]

Thanks for writing, is draworderctl and whipthread in a properties window somewhere? When I type these out as commands I get "<3>" for draworderctl, and whipthread doesn't even show up as an available command. 

I didn't even touch the hardware acceleration settings when I somehow got it to work how I wanted so I think I will leave that setting alone.

[cadffm]

Whipthread is ok.

"so I think I will leave that setting alone."
And I think I will leave you and your problem alone.

REGENMODE checked? If available

Do you draw in Modelspace or Layout?
Layout: Check "Plot Paperspace last"

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Thanks for the responses everyone, I worked with changing the draw order a bit more and that seems to be what I needed. Looks like some I just needed to take an extra step to get the desired outcome.