Referenced Drawings, Blocks and Printing

[Anonymous]

In M'Space I have created a layout (i.e. buildings) which in P'Space is my Dwg 1. I want to reference part of that layout in what is to be my Dwg 2. On Dwg 2 I want to insert a block (paths), because my dwgs are referenced when I insert that block it appears on both P'Space layouts. I've even tried inserting the block on its own layer but of course if I turn it off it turns off on both dwgs....help. Is there a way I can print both the dwgs so they individually look the way I want without having to remember to select "do not print" that layer everytime I need to print Dwg 2? I hope I've made sense with my query....first timer for using this support.

[h_s_walker · Accepted solution]

You're almost there with putting your block on it's own layer.

Do that first

Now go to the paperspace that you DO NOT WANT the block to appear in.

Go into the viewport on that page.

Call up the Layer Manager.

There should be a snowflake called 'FREEZE/THAW IN CURRENT VIEWPORT'

Click that so it FREEZES the layer your block is on.

You should see it disappear from your viewport.

Now go into your second drawing and you should see it's still there.

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much....worked like magic!!

Glad to have received my response from another proud left hander.