Setting the Order to Display Layers on the Canvas

Use this procedure to set the order to display layers on the canvas in Footprint Editor.

1. On the status bar, click Layer Settings. Alternatively, click View > Display >Layer Settings on the Footprint Editor ribbon. The Layer Settings Panel is displayed.
2. Right-click in the Layer Settings Panel, Layer View section. The assist menu is displayed.
3. On the assist menu, select Canvas Display Order. The Canvas Display Order dialog is displayed. Layer names are listed in the dialog. The higher a layer name shown in the list, the more in the foreground the layer is displayed.
4. In the Canvas display dialog, sort the layers in the desired order in the list. Multiple layer names can be selected.
5. Click Top to move the selected layer to the top of the list.
6. Click Up to move the selected layer one level higher.
7. Click Down to move the selected layer one level lower.
8. Click Bottom to move the selected layer to the bottom of the list.

5. Sort the layers in the desired display order, and click OK. The layers are displayed in the specified order on the canvas.