Xref layers turned on when I want them to be off by default

[jscolesVWCD9]

I am designing water networks for a big site that is split into smaller parcels, and I require a "master" dwg that shows the network for all the parcels together in each drawing.

For example, I have a site with 10 parcels and have finishing the network for parcels 1, 2 and 3, and currently drawing the network for parcel 4. I have an xref which is referencing the dwg for parcels 1, 2 and 3 (the "master" dwg). When I xref it into the dwg for parcel 4, it has all the layers turned on despite most of the layers being turned off and frozen in the master xref. I am having to manually turn off all the layers that are already turned off in the master dwg. I hope the attached capture explains what I'm trying to achieve.

I assume because the layers are turned on in their original drawing, they will always be turned on, despite them being turned off in the master dwg?

[cadffm · Accepted solution]

Hi,

you are right with ALL statements, you can't controle it within your master.

[paullimapa]

Perhaps you’ll need to create layer states in the master dwg and then export them so you can import them into part4 dwg

[jscolesVWCD9]

Thanks @cadffm. This is what I suspected. I will find another solution.