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I do much like you suggest - but rather than using single lines I make existing members a different colour:
...so like you say, add a line in your drawing style object presentation for "Existing".
I use the VisibleHiddenModelColour presentation and so whatever colour you use in the model is also used in the drawing.
I do the same for "Timber" (as in the screenshot example) and also for the various concrete objects.
I use green (63) for Existing, brown (43) for timber and grey (8) for concrete.
You will also need to make sure your plot style *.ctb file uses the object colour for the colours you intend to use.
This all works well for me and drawings look clear in terms of new steel, timber, concrete and existing members etc without having to spend time editing things in the drawing.
Re the masking - yes!
It sometimes turns itself off and a re-start of AS is required to fix it.
...although I have not noticed whether the lack of masking display on screen affect an actual print or not - have you?
Also, I've not used AS2019 enough to see if it still occurs as I'm completing various current projects in AS2018.
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