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Agnes Sellgren
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Jul 17, 2024 9:07 AM UTC
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Unable to ungroup and see layers

I have questions about a file I have in Illustrator. First I can see it contains many layers but I can´t really see the layers have content. When I untoggle the visibility nothing happens. 

When I click the image it looks like an already merged image that I cannot ungroup or do anything with. 

 

I would like to be able to edit the whole artwork but I cannot understand how? 

I attach a screenshot video. 

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Ton Frederiks
Ton FrederiksCorrect answer
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Jul 18, 2024 8:37 AM UTC

That does mean that there is a lot more in the groups and clip groups when you twirl down the arrows.

You may be able to select elements in the group or clipping mask using the layers panel.

You can also try to release the clipping mask for easier editing.

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Ton Frederiks
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Jul 17, 2024 10:59 AM UTC

What do you see if you collapse layer 25 and use the arrow in front of layer 1 to show the content of the clip group?

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Agnes Sellgren
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Jul 18, 2024 8:11 AM UTC

This happens. See Screen Recording. What does thta mean? 

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Ton Frederiks
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Community Expert
Jul 18, 2024 8:37 AM UTC

That does mean that there is a lot more in the groups and clip groups when you twirl down the arrows.

You may be able to select elements in the group or clipping mask using the layers panel.

You can also try to release the clipping mask for easier editing.

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Monika Gause
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Jul 17, 2024 10:33 AM UTC

I would assume it's a clipping mask.

Click on the little arrow to the left of the top layer.

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