Z-axis position information gets lost when alt-dragging several elements

Question

Until now, when I selected several elements with different positions on the Z-axis, the Z-axis position of the copied elements would correspond to that of the original elements. Example: If I alt-dragged one element that was in front and one that was behind a third element, the copied elements would also be infront and behind.

Now, as soon as I alt-drag several elements, they all end up in front of the uppermost of the original elements.

Is this a bug or has this been an intentional change to something I find much worse? It is really annoying that I now loose all depth information as soon as I alt-drag more than one element, and it really messes up my workflow. Is there a way to change this back?

Kurt Gold · Accepted Answer

Probably you were referring to a specific layer structure.

If you want to achieve it without relying on that structure (that is, all objects are on the same layer), you may copy move a stack of (ungrouped) objects with Object menu > Transform > Transform Each command.

drawntoresearch · Answer

I am using 29.7.1 on a macOS Sequoia. But now I am unsure anymore whether it actually used to be different. It still works when I alt-drag elements on different layers, it only has everything jump to the uppermost position if it is in the same layer.

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