Question about Symbols (iPad)

[LionelD]

Hi.  I’m running the latest version of Designer on iPadOS 15.

 

I have a structure comprised of a collection of Symbols.  Some are nested, some are not.  If I copy the structure in that document, and paste it into a new, empty document, there are no Symbols in the Symbol Studio, even though they are in the Layers Studio.  At least some Symbol behavior is preserved - for example,  rotating one instance of a Symbol rotates the other instances, changing visibility propagates as expected too (I haven’t done an exhaustive check).

I assume that the Symbol Studio remaining empty is expected behavior, but what are the consequences of the Symbol Studio remaining empty?

Regards

[DWright]

This is the correct behaviour when you copy the structure the contents of the symbols studio will not be copied, the main consequence of this is that if you make a change to a symbol it will not be replicated to all of the other placed symbols. 

[LionelD]

Thanks for your response.  I’ll have to play with this a little more to make sure I really understand.  It might explain why my Symbols sometimes don’t propagate expected, but I haven’t been paying close enough attention to be sure this connects those dots.

Thanks again.

Lionel