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Put selected layers in a new symbol

Community Beginner ,
Nov 13, 2019 Nov 13, 2019

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It would be great to be able to select layers in Animate, open the menu, and click the button:
"Put selected layers in a new symbol" or something.

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Guru , Nov 13, 2019 Nov 13, 2019

Hi mate, did you just double-post?

 

I saw your other message about New Anim Clip, but here is something more modern and actively supported:

Timeline Block To Symbol - http://flash-powertools.com/timeline-block-to-symbol/

 

Also, if things don't appear where you expect them after pasting, means that you do not understand symbol registration.

This article may open your eyes about that: http://flash-powertools.com/understanding-symbol-registration/

 

Best!

 

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Nov 13, 2019 Nov 13, 2019

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copy the layers and paste into a new symbol.  that would take about 3 or 4 clicks (or less if you use shortcut keys).

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Community Beginner ,
Nov 13, 2019 Nov 13, 2019

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But whenever I do that, the position of the drawings on the stage changes from when I copied them.

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Guru ,
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Hi mate, did you just double-post?

 

I saw your other message about New Anim Clip, but here is something more modern and actively supported:

Timeline Block To Symbol - http://flash-powertools.com/timeline-block-to-symbol/

 

Also, if things don't appear where you expect them after pasting, means that you do not understand symbol registration.

This article may open your eyes about that: http://flash-powertools.com/understanding-symbol-registration/

 

Best!

 

Nick - Character Designer and Animator, Flash user since 1998
Member of the Flanimate Power Tools team - extensions for character animation

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Community Beginner ,
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Hello, thank you very much for the links.
The previous post was about a question of mine about the New Anim Clip, and this post is just an idea that I think would be good for future updates.

"New Anim Clip" post.
(community.adobe.com/t5/Animate/New-Anim-Clip/td-p/10737469)

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