x-refing problems

[island.beef]

Hey guys,

i must say i love reading through this site, and finding the solutions for various problems in encounter in cad. bu on thing i was not able to find, and i must say it is annoying is x-ref. Mind you i find x refs to be very essential when u have to do something to a plan, and instead of copying it over, u can x ref it and turn of certain layers and do what you have to do.

my problem is this, i have this floor plan with about 40 different layers, i am x-refing it in a next dwg. lets call the dwg finish floor. for example lets say i have this group of layers all located in the floor plan dwg:

walls
labels
roof outline
cabinets

i know with x refs, you are able to turn off the labels you want to turn off in the new dwg [finish floor]. the freezing and turning off of layers works great, only if i dont make any changes the main dwg [floor plan]. lets say i turn off/freeze , "labels, roof outline, and cabinets" in the finish floor dwg. if i was to go into the floor plan dwg, and make some changes and save again. i would have to update in the finish floor dwg, which is acceptable, but when i click reload, all the layers i had turned off/frozen, appears unfrozen, and now i have to go back into the layers properties and turn off what i want again.
i tired closing out the finish floor plan, and only having the floor plan open, i save the floor plan, closed it out, and opened the finish floor dwg again, the layers what i had previously turned off, the automatically come back on.

what gives.

i cant turn of that particular layer in the main floor plan dwg, as it is supposed to be on.

what can it do?

[SLW210]

See if using Layer States will help.

Here is a Layer States Search if you need help with creating and using Layer States.

[island.beef]

See if using Layer States will help.

Here is a Layer States Search if you need help with creating and using Layer States.

THANKS DUDE!

i clicked on the first thread, and it had just what i was looking for. later on today i guess i'll browse through some more threads to see what up.

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=16406&highlight=Layer+States 

[SLW210]