Index: trunk/src_plugins/io_tedax/io_tedax.c
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--- trunk/src_plugins/io_tedax/io_tedax.c	(revision 760)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/io_tedax/io_tedax.c	(revision 761)
@@ -512,7 +512,8 @@
 static int camv_tdx_save_design(camv_design_t *camv, const char *fn)
 {
 	write_ctx_t ctx;
-	rnd_cardinal_t n;
+	long n, end, i;
+	int open_ly = 0;
 	const camv_layer_t *ly;
 
 	if (tdx_open_write_header(camv, &ctx, fn) != 0)
@@ -521,17 +522,24 @@
 	for(n = 0; n < camv->layers.used; n++)
 		tdx_write_layer_grps(&ctx, camv->layers.array[n]);
 
-	for(n = 0; n < camv->layers.used; n++) {
+	/* write layers in reverse order so the file is top->bottom */
+	end = camv->layers.used;
+	for(n = camv->layers.used-1; n >= 0; n--) {
 		ly = camv->layers.array[n];
 		if (!ly->sub) {
-			if (n > 0)
+			if (open_ly)
 				tdx_write_layer_foot(&ctx, ly);
 			tdx_write_layer_head(&ctx, ly);
+			open_ly = 1;
+			for(i = n; i < end; i++)
+				tdx_write_layer(&ctx, camv->layers.array[i]);
+			end = n;
 		}
-		tdx_write_layer(&ctx, ly);
 	}
-	tdx_write_layer_foot(&ctx, ly);
 
+	if (open_ly)
+		tdx_write_layer_foot(&ctx, ly);
+
 	return tdx_close_write_header(&ctx);
 }