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When you link in the Architect's model with the Host View setting, you are not seeing a particular View, but rather their entire database, just like your model. All of the Elements within a linked Revit model will obey the same visibility setting that your Elements are subject to, unless dictated otherwise by your Project's settings. For instance, if you go to Object Styles and change all Generic Annotations to green, all of the Generic Annotations in the link will display green as well.
In order to hide a Category in the architect's link, you would just turn it off under Visibility/Graphics Overrides. However, if you are aiming to show all elements of a particular Category in your model, but then hide the architect's elements of that same Category, you can control the visibility of the link separate from the View's normal settings. If you go to V/G, there is a link for Revit Links (which you know about if you're linking Views) and under Display Settings, you can customize the visibility settings of a Link for each View.
If you are intending to display the Text and other notations, then you will have to Link to a View in the Arch's model.
Now, if there is a Revit Link that is set to "Overlay", then you will not see that linked model, even if you are specifically linking to a View that shows it correctly.
Don't hesitate ask if anything is unclear or if your need more info!
Corey D. 
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In order to shut off the architect's grids, go to V/G » Revit Links tab » Display Settings**.
Here, under the 'Basics' tab, set it to "Custom". Now you can to the 'Annotation Categories' tab and set the pull-down to "<custom>".
As you will see, the list of categories looks just like the normal list in V/G. These are the overrides that will apply only to this link - it will now be controlled separately for all Annotation Categories. For instance, if you now turn off Generic Annotations in your View, it will not shut them off in the link unless you go to V/G » Revit Links... and shut it off there as well. This functions the exact same way for Model Categories.
@cadmancan wrote:"Again I have been going to VG--> Revit links , clicking the + to the left of the arch central to show x (internal)..."
**DON'T expand the links (clicking the "+"), click the button under Display Settings in the main line of the Link. Those extra lines are for controlling multiple instances of the same link in the same view separately. You will probably never need to do that. I can expand on this if you wish.
Corey D.
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Example:
We have a linked model "ARCHLINK" in our model. Now we create a new View in our model.
Under V/G, if we turn a Category off, it's turned off in both our Model and in ARCHLINK. If we use the method described in the previous post (V/G » Revit Links...) we can turn off a Category in our model, but still show that Category from ARCHLINK, or vice versa. They are now controlled independently.
Now, say we have TWO instances of ARCHLINK in our model. This would create two addition lines under the Revit Links tab if ARCHLINK is expanded. Each of these controls one of the instances of ARCHLINK, if this override is used. It is essentially an Override to the Override to the Override. (This overrides the primary link settings which overrides the normal V/G setting in our View.)
So this is what we have as listed under V/G » Revit Links tab:
+ ARCHLINK [By Host View] ← "Type override" (think of it
├ 1 (<Not Shared>) [Not Overridden] ← "Instance override" this way...)
└ 2 (<Not Shared>) [Not Overridden] ← "Instance override"
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So if ARCHLINK is set to [Custom] Display Setting, it is now controlled independent of the normal V/G settings. Each instance of the link obeys the settings of ARCHLINK. Now we have:
+ ARCHLINK [Custom]
├ 1 (<Not Shared>) [Not Overridden]
└ 2 (<Not Shared>) [Not Overridden]
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If for some reason, we now have to control the visibility of each instance of the two ARCHLINK models in the same View, we can use the 1 & 2 controls to control the visibility settings independently for each instance of ARCHLINK. If these are set to "Override display settings for this instance" and then to [Custom], then they ignore the normal settings or ARCHLINK. So we have:
+ ARCHLINK [Custom]
├ 1 (<Not Shared>) [Custom]
└ 2 (<Not Shared>) [Not Overridden]
Instance #1 has it's own visibility settings and ignores normal V/G and the parent override.
Instance #2 still obeys the settings of the parent V/G overrides.
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If I have misunderstood any of this, someone please correct me. I cannot even come up with a situation in which one would have two instances of a link on the same View that need to have separate V/G Settings. Hope this helps...
Corey D.
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Correct - the Architectural Link's Model Elements should obey the Linked View's View Range. Open that View and navigate to the Revit Links tab. Now for that particular Revit Link, expand it (click on the plus sign to its left) and does the 'Display Settings' column for the second line read something other than "Not Overridden" (see image below)?
If this is the case, then click on the button under Display Settings for the secondary line and you'll see a checkbox at the top of that dialog "Override display settings for this instance". Disable that option, because this is causing the View to obey this "Instance Override" instead of the primary DIsplay Settings you have for that link (as defined by the top line).
Corey D.
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Hi Dustin, Welcome to the Discussion Groups!
You shouldn't have to modify anything in the Linked Model; you should only have to establish the Phase Mapping in your Model between the Project and the Linked Model(s). This is easy to do - just open a View in which the Linked Model is visible, select it, click "Edit Type" under Properties, and click "Edit" next to 'Phase Mapping'. Here, you determine which Phases in the Linked Model correspond to which Phases in the current Project.
Corey D.
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