https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/GDL/How-to-reset-DrawIndex/m-p/278114#M4935 The relative order (figures, fills, lines, text) still applies to the same drawindex.<BR /> You could use drawindex 30 as the default level, and get two layers to draw above/beneath that.<BR /> <BR /> Would it work for your needs? Wed, 09 Sep 2020 07:37:29 GMT Peter Baksa 2020-09-09T07:37:29Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/GDL/How-to-reset-DrawIndex/m-p/278109#M4930 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content">Hi everyone,<BR /><BR />As we all know, we use <STRONG>Drawindex</STRONG> function to set the order of visibility of any element we script.<BR /><BR />My question is, after we use <STRONG>Drawindex</STRONG> function in any part of the script, how do we reset it back to its original state ?</DIV> Mon, 26 Sep 2022 20:43:13 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/GDL/How-to-reset-DrawIndex/m-p/278109#M4930 Nader Belal 2022-09-26T20:43:13Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/GDL/How-to-reset-DrawIndex/m-p/278110#M4931 As far as I know there is no default value as such.<BR /> Once you use it, you just have to keep resetting the value to what you need.<BR /> <BR /> It would be nice if DRAWINDEX 0 could be used to reset back to the default order (figures, fills, lines, text).<BR /> <BR /> Barry. Wed, 09 Sep 2020 01:03:42 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/GDL/How-to-reset-DrawIndex/m-p/278110#M4931 Barry Kelly 2020-09-09T01:03:42Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/GDL/How-to-reset-DrawIndex/m-p/278111#M4932 @BARRY KELLY<BR /> <BR /> Exactly Wed, 09 Sep 2020 01:21:32 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/GDL/How-to-reset-DrawIndex/m-p/278111#M4932 Nader Belal 2020-09-09T01:21:32Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/GDL/How-to-reset-DrawIndex/m-p/278112#M4933 @Barry Kelly<BR /> <BR /> I just added this as to the wish list <A href="https://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=31&amp;t=70716" target="_blank">CREATE AN OPTION TO RESET DRAWINDEX TO ITS ORIGINAL ORDER</A> Wed, 09 Sep 2020 01:36:12 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/GDL/How-to-reset-DrawIndex/m-p/278112#M4933 Nader Belal 2020-09-09T01:36:12Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/GDL/How-to-reset-DrawIndex/m-p/278113#M4934 Excellent.<BR /> I have voted.<BR /> Thanks.<BR /> <BR /> Barry. Wed, 09 Sep 2020 01:49:06 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/GDL/How-to-reset-DrawIndex/m-p/278113#M4934 Barry Kelly 2020-09-09T01:49:06Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/GDL/How-to-reset-DrawIndex/m-p/278114#M4935 The relative order (figures, fills, lines, text) still applies to the same drawindex.<BR /> You could use drawindex 30 as the default level, and get two layers to draw above/beneath that.<BR /> <BR /> Would it work for your needs? Wed, 09 Sep 2020 07:37:29 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/GDL/How-to-reset-DrawIndex/m-p/278114#M4935 Peter Baksa 2020-09-09T07:37:29Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/GDL/How-to-reset-DrawIndex/m-p/278115#M4936 <BLOCKQUOTE>Peter wrote:<BR />The relative order (figures, fills, lines, text) still applies to the same drawindex.<BR /> You could use drawindex 30 as the default level, and get two layers to draw above/beneath that.</BLOCKQUOTE> <BR /> So <B>Drawindex</B> is more like creating folders of predefined layers rather than reorganising layers?<BR /> <BR /> 1 - figures, fills, lines, text<BR /> 2 - figures, fills, lines, text<BR /> etc.<BR /> <BR /> <BR /> <BR /> Ling. Wed, 09 Sep 2020 07:47:27 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/GDL/How-to-reset-DrawIndex/m-p/278115#M4936 Lingwisyer 2020-09-09T07:47:27Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/GDL/How-to-reset-DrawIndex/m-p/278116#M4937 Exactly. With some experimentation it looks like an unset drawindex is the same as drawindex 50, but this is undocumented, so it is better not to use drawindex in only half of the script. Thu, 10 Sep 2020 08:33:34 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/GDL/How-to-reset-DrawIndex/m-p/278116#M4937 Peter Baksa 2020-09-10T08:33:34Z