Element: entity.rank

Type

numeric

Description

The detail rank of the graphic primitive. This element provides the primitive with a drawing detail level, thus enabling it to be suppressed when its graphics are too fine to be discernible on a drawing. Each graphic window can be allotted a rank number, and only primitives with a rank less than or equal to the window rank are drawable in that window. See window.rank for details and examples of more advanced rank usage.

The value of this element can be redefined and may result in an immediate visual change. It must have a value -32767 through +32767.

Unless specified otherwise, the ranks of new primitives are set to the value of the system numeric def_rank, which is 0 at system startup.

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