Move object to another layer doesn't take the links with it
Hello,
I had a large diagram with objects connected with lines to show interdepencies. To try to make it clearer I wanted to move parts of the diagram to separate layers, but it seems it moves the object but does not maintain the links they remain on the page layer unless I move them separately.
Is there a way to do this or should I have created the objects and the layers *then* linked them ?
Many thanks
Ian
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Hi @ian.brown
Your understating is right, ideally, you should create the objects on their respective layers first before linking them.
Hope this helps - Happy to help further!! Thank you very much and have a great one! Warm regards
Hi Huma,
thank you for your reply !
I didn’t like the answer but I appreciate that you replied. I will look to remove and re-add the links post adding the layers.
Many thanks
Ian
Hi @ian.brown ,to clarify, when you refer to linking, do you mean linking with lines or hyperlinking objects?
Hello Kelsey,
thank you for replying.
I have a network diagram and linked the objects with lines to illustrate process flow and dependancies. Once moving the objects to a different layer, the connections with lines to other objects are not treated as part of the new layer.
I hope that makes it clearer.
Best regards,
Ian
Hi Ian,
Thanks for clarifying! What method are you using to move shapes to the new layer? Are you copying and pasting? If you use that method or select the shapes, right click > copy to > layer, the lines should move to the new layer.
Hello @Kelsey Gaag ! Unfortunately I did use the method you suggest; and I end up with this
There is only one line in the layer, and that is one I created later with the ALT-Line method to connect objects on different layers.
Thanks,
Ian
Hi @ian.brown, Thank you for clarifying! Can you please send a temporary Support PIN for this document? This will allow me to take a closer look at the issue you’re experiencing. For more information on generating a Support PIN, check out this Help Center article.
Hi @Kelsey Gaag , thank you for looking. I have generated the pin, what is the process for giving it to you ? Post it here in the public forum or raise a support ticket? The help doc glosses over that bit.
Thanks
Ian
Hi @ian.brown,
Thanks for the reply! You can post the pin here, it is only accessible to our support team so, other users are not able to access your document.
Thank you @Kelsey Gaag here it is
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I am greatful for any advice.
Ian
Hi @ian.brown,
Thank you for providing that support pin! It looks like you have a lot of layers in this document, and from my investigation I noticed that lines that are already in another layer don’t transfer to a new layer, unless, you open up the layer they are in and move them. Are the lines that you are encountering this issue with in another layer already?
Hi @Kelsey Gaag I originally made the flat diagram on the ‘page’ layer. Then added additional layers and moved the computer objects to the other layers, so the lines were all created on the ‘page’ layer, except the one in the example, created later.