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Jason Hubbell
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February 12, 2023
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Objects are binding together?

  • February 12, 2023
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I'm a complete and total novice at Animate and I'm trying to learn from online sources.  One thing that has me completely lost though is why objects I'm importing, like BMP or PNG images, are sort of "binding" together.  I lack a better word to describe it.  Here is what is happening...

1. I import a PNG and place it on the stage where I want it on a layer.

2. I import a second PNG on the stage on the same layer.

3. I can't move these 2 PNGs separately anymore because when I go to select on they both become selected and now a bound together and move together.

I've searched online for help but I suppose since I don't know what is happening nor the proper terminology I just can't seem to find an explaination as to why this is happening nor how to fix it.

 

For now my work around is just to create a layer for each object that I want to move independently for all the others but I can't imagine this is the actual solution, right?

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    kglad
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    kgladCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 12, 2023

    bitmaps won't bind together.  you should be able to click an empty part of the stage (or back stage) to deselect them and then click one to select it only or start to drag one (without dragging the other).

     

    shapes can bind together.  the easiest way to prevent that is to put them on different layers like you found.

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