mpstaton Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Hi there, I'm doing UI design work rather than illustration. I have this repeat pattern of lost time where I need to replace an object in some kind of grouping with a new one I have created, and I need it to inherit the dimensions of the object I am replacing. This is kind of "pre" using Symbols. Right now, I have to either drag it around the long layer panel, or I have to drag it around a long canvas. Then I got to do all the resizing and what not. While this doesn't take forever, maybe say 20 seconds to a minute, when I have to repeat it over and over potentially 50 times a day. Well, that's a half hour I could be doing other things. Is it possible? If not can you put it in your feature request que? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotMyFault Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Hi, to raise a feature request simply open. A thread in the feedback section of the forum. Regarding your question: Can you plan ahead for such changes, or do you edit only existing files? If the size of an group is important, and the object needs to be replaced occasionally, i would add a rectangle as clipping layer with the requires size. This simplifies replacements. But it really depends on the actual circumstances, e.g. objects can be non-rectangular. Constraint groups may simplify your task, e.g. by auto-resizing objects to parent objects. mpstaton 1 Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | Windows 10 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpstaton Posted October 16, 2023 Author Share Posted October 16, 2023 @NotMyFault constraint groups are a thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotMyFault Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 1 hour ago, mpstaton said: @NotMyFault constraint groups are a thing? how can you live without them 😄 just a random tutorial https://youtu.be/gaZgF4iIhkk?si=-qERJzLI9kx0WGaX Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | Windows 10 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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