https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/microstation_printing/f/archived-microstation-v8-2004-edition-printing-and-plotting-forum/36635/pen-table-priorityI have a mixed use of 2004 and XM users using the same set of standards. Our pen table includes the following: Element Selection Criteria: levels E_PROF_Grid &amp; E_PROF_GridMin. These levels are the grid on a cross section sheet and there actual coloren-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/98104?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:06:12 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:198d129f-29dc-4def-9fbe-71ac53269f40Loryswithout seeing the&nbsp; way the&nbsp; file is built&nbsp; its&nbsp; a bit hard&nbsp; but in both packages generaly the&nbsp; prioirty without the&nbsp; pen table is the&nbsp; sequence things were placed ie&nbsp; last in last out on plots ie&nbsp; ontop.. but with xm we also have&nbsp; that in 3d files the Z can change the&nbsp; priority too ..ie the&nbsp; higher z is&nbsp; highr prioirty&nbsp; then lower z&nbsp; ie&nbsp; ontop in plots...... this 3d&nbsp; behaviour&nbsp; only for&nbsp; xm onwards...<div style="clear:both;"></div>