... > john rickman wrote: >> For certain sorts of drawings I put every object on its own layer. >> sometimes with alternatives versions for each object. I can then use >> the hide layer facility to try out different "skins" Eg. a bicycle >> with fat knobbly tyres, or skinny smooth tyres. I would like to be >> able to draw sub-components on a separate ArtWorks document and paste >> them in to a master document when they are satisfactory. Unfortunately >> because the layer information is lost in the transfer I end up having >> to draw directly into the master document. Martin Wuerthner wrote: > That is an entirely different issue that has nothing to do with > grouping. So, you are effectively asking for a layered clipboard? well yes - what are the chances of you doing it? john -- John Rickman - writing from A9home machine http://rickman.orpheusweb.co.uk