I am doing prepress work where I need to step and repeat deisgns in a grid. However, the designs have objects on different layers (Print, Cut, Clear, White, etc). I need them to stay on these various layers. If I group the obejcts, they all get moved onto a single layer.
Does anyone know of a plugin or workflow that can accomplish this?
Document Geek,
Based on a different (mis)understanding, you may like the Save Selection option in the Select dropdown, described here (just search for the term, no need to scroll),
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/selecting-objects.html
It starts with this:
With Save Selection, you can select multiple objects and save the selection for later use. You can then use this saved selection to move the objects together or change their appearance just like you'll do with a group object. However, unlike grouping, Save Selection selects the objects without bringing them all to the same layer.
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