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description: This article summerising how layer management (z-ordering) in OnePlan works.
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# Layer Management (Z-ordering) in OnePlan

## This article summerising how layer management (z-ordering) in OnePlan works.

Inside of OnePlan you can adjust which layers sit on top or behind each other. This is called Z-ordering, as it manages the order of objects on the 'Z' axis (the up and down of your 2D map)

 

There are 4 Z-ordering behaviours:

1. Bring forward (one place)
2. Bring to Front
3. Send Backwards (one place)
4. Send to Back

You can adjust the order of objects using two methods: keyboard shortcuts or the right-click menu. 

 

**Keyboard Shortcuts:**

 

| **Behaviour** | **Keyboard shortcut** |
| --- | --- |
| Bring forward | Sft + \] |
| Bring to Front | \] |
| Send backwards | Sft + \[ |
| Send to back | \[ |

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**Right-click / Context menu:**

By right-clicking on an object you will open the right click menu, clicking on the Z-ordering options will change the orders on the map.

 

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**FAQs:**

- ***What happens when you copy and paste a layered object?***

*The software remembers the Z order so the new object will be on the same level as the original.*

- ***How can you select an object that is under another?***

*There are two workarounds for this:*

*- changing the Z order again and editing the bottom object, then sending back again.*

*- moving the top object away and then adjusting the bottom object, then moving it back again.*

- ***Can you edit nodes if they are behind an object?***

*Yes, if you select a line or a polygon, you can edit the nodes as usual from underneath the object.*

 

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