What prevents object selection? (Designer)

[vitaprimo]

I'm having a hard time select an object in an artboard but I can't think of the cause behind it. I duplicated this object which is masked from another artboard and that one is selectable. Also, on the artboard where the unelectable object is, every other object is selectable.

It is not completely unelectable though, clicking it in the layers panel selects it, doing it directly with the V tool Move Tool doesn't. Here's a screenshot where it is selected:

I thought maybe it was a glitch and it would go away by restarting Designer but it didn't. So it was me who did something and can't quite figure it out.

Any ideas?

[firstdefence]

Try holding CMD/(Ctrl on Windows) down and clicking on the object in the workspace. 

[Dan C]

Hi vitaprimo!

There doesn't appear to be any objects above the layer you are trying to select, but using the CMD/CTRL click option may help. Could you possibly upload a copy of your file so we can take a look into this for you?  If you don't wish to make the file public you can upload it to the following link: 
https://www.dropbox.com/request/Y70o2CsyIhglzhkanhdp

[vitaprimo]

Thanks for your replies, cmd-clicking it didn't work. It's odd. I copied the artboard to a new file to upload without all the junk (I'm saving history and embedding everything in it) and at the same time was kind of wishing it would work again but it didn't.

The mask is a group of elements, could that be it? The original object is the same and it works, though. Anyway, I'm attaching it here. Thanks for your help.

forumupload.afdesign

It's amazing how tiny how files get pre-export.

[firstdefence]

You have made quite a complex masking, it would be much simpler to use the gradient shape as a child to the lettering curve. This allows you to select the lettering curve from the workspace.

Modified See Added layer and child layer.afdesign

If you wanted to keep the design as you have done and still be able to select it, just use Outline View and click on the lettering curve.

[vitaprimo]

Got it, thanks. I hadn't noticed I could mask that way.

The bad is that it doesn't work with a group of objects and, if I consolidate the group color is added to the otherwise invisible spacers I'm using to center things out. So even though I learned new things *geekemoji* I'm still on square 1. I think I'll just use outline view as you pointed out. If Designer were as ubiquitous as [the annoyingly cumbersome] Illustrator, I'd sign myself up for a workshop or something in a heartbeat; I think I saw something on Pluralsight, though...not sure.

Anyway, thanks again—to both.