Posted by Charles Tucker on Jul 23, 2022; 12:09am
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/Insert-blocks-in-layer-problem-tp5720266p5721920.html

Thank you for the quick and detailed response.  I tried what you suggested and things began to make sense.  I am by no means a engineer or draftsmen, so perhaps if you wouldn't mind you can help me figure out what I need to do.  I'm trying to create a design drawing for a steel-frame bbq I am to build.  At first, I laid the entire thing out on layer 0 then wanted to brake it down into modules for clarity; Sideburner_mod on Layer 1, Grill_mod layer 2, etc.  

When I couldn't copy and paste respective sections from layer 0 to there other layers, I tried creating Blocks and and then inserting them into the new layer, thus my problem.  It became a "phantom" block that could only be seen if I enabled both layers, the one from which the block was created, and the one on which I attempted the insert - strange but it sorta makes sense now.  What I found it that if I "explode" the block I can then move/copy to another layer.  Is this correct or am I going to find everything disapears again at some point.  Is there a better way???