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MWD239
MWD239
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April 18, 2020
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Grid overlay problem: layout/square in AdobeXD shows up on every artboard. I want it only on one.

  • April 18, 2020
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Is anyone having this issue? If I select a particular artboard and click grid checkbox, either Layout or Square, the grid overlay shows on every artboard I have. I want to have it only on that one particular artboard. When I select another artboard and uncheck, grid disappears from every artboard. I followed XD tutorial and it was clear there was no such issue. I believe it's a bug.

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    Correct answer Dan Rodney

    That tutorial was made with an older version of XD and Adobe changed it's behavior. (XD is still a rapidly developing app.) You can read about the change here https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353007-adobe-xd-feature-requests/suggestions/32254048-view-show-layout-grid-should-toggle-on-all-artbo

     

    The reasoning behind the change is that having to turn grids on and off once for each artboard is too much work when you have a lot of artboards. It's best to hide/show them all at once. So sorry, but I don't think they are going to change back. You'll have to ignore it on the other artboards as you work on the one you want to see it on.

     

    You could request that this become a preference, which you can do on https://adobexd.uservoice.com/

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    Dan Rodney
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    Dan RodneyCommunity Expert
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    April 18, 2020

    Every artboard has a grid (even if you have not customized it yet). Showing and hiding the grid shows them on all artboards. This is how XD is designed to work.

     

    Just because the grids are on the other artboards doesn't mean you have to use them.

     

    Older versions of XD did not have grids of guides, so we had to draw our own grids with boxes and hide/show them in the layers panel. Maybe you were watching an old tutorial?

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    MWD239
    MWD239Author
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    April 18, 2020

    Thank you for your answer! The tutorial I was following is this https://creativecloud.adobe.com/learn/xd/beginner/web/get-started-with-xd/web-mobile-app-ui-ux-design-basics

    The very first video at timestamp 1:53 she shows how it works on her XD version and that's the behavior I want to have too. You'll notice that the grid is only on that one artboard. It makes most sense to have it that way, IMO. 

    Maybe the tutorial is outdated but that's the official one on Adobe XD, that I could find at least.

    Dan Rodney
    Community Expert
    Dan RodneyCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    April 18, 2020

    That tutorial was made with an older version of XD and Adobe changed it's behavior. (XD is still a rapidly developing app.) You can read about the change here https://adobexd.uservoice.com/forums/353007-adobe-xd-feature-requests/suggestions/32254048-view-show-layout-grid-should-toggle-on-all-artbo

     

    The reasoning behind the change is that having to turn grids on and off once for each artboard is too much work when you have a lot of artboards. It's best to hide/show them all at once. So sorry, but I don't think they are going to change back. You'll have to ignore it on the other artboards as you work on the one you want to see it on.

     

    You could request that this become a preference, which you can do on https://adobexd.uservoice.com/

    — Adobe Certified Expert & Instructor at Noble Desktop | Web Developer, Designer, InDesign Scriptor
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