Order, groups and layers

Stack objects

Objects are listed from front to back. Select a row to select that object. Rename gives one selected object a useful name. Bring to front/Send to back changes the overall stack position; Bring forward/Send backward moves one step.

Drag rows in Objects to reorder them. A cyan line shows the drop position, and the list scrolls near its edges. Dragging several selected rows keeps their relative order. Esc cancels a drag. One Undo reverses the complete reorder.

Group related artwork

Select at least two objects and choose Arrange > Group or Ctrl+G. The result behaves as one native block. Use Arrange > Ungroup or Ctrl+Shift+G before editing individual children or their order. Grouping organizes objects; it does not merge their overlapping silhouettes.

Use the Layers dialog

1. Open View > Layers, the toolbar Layers button or the Objects-pane Layers button.
2. Choose a layer in the list. Edit its Name, Visible, Locked and Print flags. Set its Colour and Line style if you want ByLayer objects to share that appearance.
3. The chosen layer becomes the current layer for new objects. Enable Move selected objects to this layer if you also want to reassign the current selection.
4. Click Apply to commit the layer changes and current layer. Cancel leaves the drawing unchanged.

There are 256 layer slots, numbered 0-255. Hidden layers do not appear in the editing view; locked layers prevent ordinary selection/editing; non-printing layers are excluded from output where that flag is supported. Check these flags if artwork seems missing or uneditable.

Note: An object's Layer can also be changed in Properties. Layer assignment and stacking order are separate: moving an object to another layer is not the same as bringing it to the front.