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sebastian2012a
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August 17, 2018
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Huge bounding box around pasted object

  • August 17, 2018
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Hi,

I'm just looking into XD for the first time, and it looks absolutely stunning!

One thing I can't figure out, though:

Most pasted objects look right -- but some have huge bounding boxes around them. This may only apply to grouped objects - the bounding boxes seem to extend to the edges of their particular groups - but when I right-click such an object, there's not an 'ungroup' option (instead, there's actually a 'group' option).

Is there a way to avoid this? I ask because I could imagine that a big bounding box like that might be an issue later on in the process.

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    Correct answer Dan Rodney

    The bounding box surrounds the entire group.

    You can't right-click an item in a group to remove it from a group. You can only right-click a group to ungroup it.

    When you copy and paste an item:

    • If you're still in the group, it will be added to the group.
    • If you don't want it in the group, click out of the group and then paste.

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    Dan Rodney
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    Dan RodneyCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    August 21, 2018

    The bounding box surrounds the entire group.

    You can't right-click an item in a group to remove it from a group. You can only right-click a group to ungroup it.

    When you copy and paste an item:

    • If you're still in the group, it will be added to the group.
    • If you don't want it in the group, click out of the group and then paste.
    — Adobe Certified Expert & Instructor at Noble Desktop | Web Developer, Designer, InDesign Scriptor
    Dan Rodney
    Community Expert
    Dan RodneyCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 17, 2018

    Could you post a screenshot? Having the item selected, with the Layers panel open, would be helpful in trying to figure out what's going on.

    — Adobe Certified Expert & Instructor at Noble Desktop | Web Developer, Designer, InDesign Scriptor
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    sebastian2012aAuthor
    Inspiring
    August 20, 2018

    Thank you for your reply!

    Here's a screenshot I took from the XD Tutorial after copying the white text (Finding Beauty...) to the location in the upper right corner of the bounding box. (I don't know if there's a way to enlarge the pic, as the detail is pretty tiny.)

    When I copy objects that are not part of other objects, they are pasted as expected.

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