MICROSTATION-TEXT DISPLAY ORDER

Unknown said:

How do I remedy this type of inconsistant display order issue?

One approach, if your DGN models are 2D, is to use element display priority.  Display priority is designed to solve exactly the kind of problem you describe.

You can assign a priority to a level or at an individual element. Most likely easiest to do an entire level:

Are your files 3D? If so, then the actual 3D elevation is what governs this. So anything drawn at elevation 0 would be under anything at a higher elevation, regardless of display order or priority.

Unknown said:

I did changed the priority in my plot table which worked. Is that the Display Priority you were referring?

Element Display Priority

Dean got it — lookup display priority in MicroStation help:

(2D models only) Element Priority is a display-only setting that determines the order in which elements are displayed in a view. Essentially, this display priority setting adds a “calculated Z” value for to 2D co-planar elements, similar to the Z value in 3D models. In 3D models, elements closer to the eye are always displayed in front of elements further from the eye so display priority is not necessary.

In a 2D model, you can assign an active element priority, which sets the display priority value for new elements that you place in the model. The elements assigned the highest element priority value are displayed in the front, while the elements assigned the lowest values are displayed at the back.

In 2D models, you can assign Display Priority values to references, levels, and to individual elements. The hierarchy for display priority is Reference > Level > Element. A reference's display priority takes precedence because its value is multiplied by 1,000,000. A level's display priority is next because its value is multiplied by 1,000. An element's display priority is the lowest priority because it isn't multiplied by any amount. Therefore:

• All elements in a reference with a higher Reference Display Priority will appear in front of all elements from references with a lower value.
• Within a single model, or from references with the same reference display priority, elements on levels with higher Level Display Priority will appear in front of those with a lower value.
• Where elements have the same reference and level display priority, then Element Display Priority determines those that will appear in front of others.
• Where two elements have the same Reference, Level, and Element display priorities, then the one that appears later in the display order (that is, file position and update sequence) appears on top.

Unknown said:

I did changed the priority in my plot table which worked. Is that the Display Priority you were referring?

Element Display Priority

Dean got it — lookup display priority in MicroStation help:

(2D models only) Element Priority is a display-only setting that determines the order in which elements are displayed in a view. Essentially, this display priority setting adds a “calculated Z” value for to 2D co-planar elements, similar to the Z value in 3D models. In 3D models, elements closer to the eye are always displayed in front of elements further from the eye so display priority is not necessary.

In a 2D model, you can assign an active element priority, which sets the display priority value for new elements that you place in the model. The elements assigned the highest element priority value are displayed in the front, while the elements assigned the lowest values are displayed at the back.

In 2D models, you can assign Display Priority values to references, levels, and to individual elements. The hierarchy for display priority is Reference > Level > Element. A reference's display priority takes precedence because its value is multiplied by 1,000,000. A level's display priority is next because its value is multiplied by 1,000. An element's display priority is the lowest priority because it isn't multiplied by any amount. Therefore:

• All elements in a reference with a higher Reference Display Priority will appear in front of all elements from references with a lower value.
• Within a single model, or from references with the same reference display priority, elements on levels with higher Level Display Priority will appear in front of those with a lower value.
• Where elements have the same reference and level display priority, then Element Display Priority determines those that will appear in front of others.
• Where two elements have the same Reference, Level, and Element display priorities, then the one that appears later in the display order (that is, file position and update sequence) appears on top.