Pasting a linked component to another file removes overrides

[cjfarran]

I have a master cloud document and 2 other documents (A and B) with linked assets to the master.

If I make overrides to a linked component in doc A and then pasted it into doc B, the overrides reset.

How do get linked components to maintain their overrides when pasting between documents?

[Rishabh_Tiwari]

Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out. I tried reproducing this on Windows 10 and XD 28.8 and was unable to replicate. Will it be possible for you to share a small video of the workflow and what exactly is happening at your end? I would also request you to share the version of Adobe XD and the Operating System.

Regards

Rishabh

[FedPi]

I have a similar problem.

Adobe XD version 30.2.12

On my Test Library I have a component like a menu that I later use in File B. In File B I'm going to override few simple things in the component (instance) that I just mention. For this example let's say the background of the first element is grey. At this point I want to KEEP the overrides and copy that instance from File B back into library, as an instance.

The result is that the overrides are lost.

Another simple test you can do is:

1. Create a component
2. Somewhere else on the SAME file use that component
3. Apply some overrides
4. Copy the instance of the component that has those overrides into a new file --> overrides are all good and still there
5. Now, cmd+c or ctrl+c the instance with the overrides from the new file and paste it into the old file --> overrides are lost

Here's the video https://drive.google.com/file/d/13ucd67OXXZCcJ3O4QT344Uvsw1YfhscY/view?usp=sharing

[Sean C.]

I have this same experience. I had two separate XD files, and was consolidating screens into one master document. When I copied the boards from File 1 to File 2, all of the overrides were reset and I had to manually go through each board to correct the display. Super annoying. 

[TinchoTheGreat]

Have you figured this out? Has anyone reached a solution for it? I am going through this today and it's 3 years after the original post..