The Bottom Line

Use external references (Xrefs). You’ve seen how you can use Xrefs to quickly build variations of a floor plan that contain repetitive elements. This isn’t necessarily the only way to use Xrefs, but the basic idea of how to use Xrefs is presented in the early exercises.

Master It Try putting together another floor plan that contains nothing but the Unit2 plan.

Manage layers. Once you start to edit complex drawings, you’ll find that you’ll want to save the On/Off or Freeze/Thaw layer states so you can more easily access parts of a drawing. The Layer States Manager offers the ability to save as many layer conditions as you may need in the course of a project.

Master It What part of the Layer States Manager dialog box lets you control the layer properties that are affected by a saved layer state?