Bring to Front — Move an overlay above others on the map

Use the Bring to Front tool to move a shape (polygon, line, circle, rectangle) to the top of the draw order. This tool does not work on markers, groups, or labels. Bring to Front is essential for managing the visual hierarchy of your map, ensuring that key shapes are always visible and stand out above others.

You can also access Bring to Front from the LAYERS panel by clicking the three-dot menu beside a shape.

Create the overlay

1. Create one of these types of overlays.

    

   Draw Tool—Draw a freeform line

   Line Tool—Draw a Straight Line, Connected Lines, Flight Line or Dimension Line

   Pen/Curve Tool—Draw a precise curved line
    

   Circle Tool—Draw a circle

   Rectangle Tool—Draw a rectangle

   Grid Tool—Draw a Grid

   Polygon Tool—Draw a polygon

    

Move a shape to the front

2. Right-click the shape (polygon, line, circle, rectangle) you want to move.
   Or open the LAYERS panel and click the three-dot menu next to the shape.
3. Click Bring to Front.
   The Bring to Front menu will appear.
   

(Optional) If the shape is inside a folder

If the shape is inside a folder/group, a message appears:

“It’s in a group, how to move?”

Choose one of the following options:

• Top Of Folder
  Moves the shape to the top of its current folder’s draw order.
• Top Of Overlays
  Removes the shape from the folder and places it at the top of the global overlay list.
• Cancel
  Closes the prompt without making changes.
  

See also

• Move to Folder — Group overlays into folders
• Inflate/Deflate (Buffer) — Expand or shrink a shape
• Blend Basemaps — Display sections of a second map