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Copperblue74
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July 8, 2025
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Grouped Objects Not Moving Together

  • July 8, 2025
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I recently updated my Illustrator 2025 to the newest version - v 27.9.3. I'm not sure what happened and can't seem to find anythign on this but my grouped objects no longer move together.  When I try to slide my grouped objects around the layout, the symbols in the group seem to move separately from the overall group which is very frustrating.  Is there something I'm overlooking that I can do to stop this from happening?  I have a screen recording of an example.

Correct answer Copperblue74

Kurt, you nailed it!  Changing to CPU solves the issue.  I guess, depending on the file I'm working on, I can switch back and forth between GPU and CPU as a bandaid for the time being.  I'd rather NOT have to do that, but if it solves the issue in the short term, it going to save me some frustrations for sure.  Thanks for the tip.

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Kurt Gold
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Kurt GoldCommunity Expert
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July 8, 2025

I don't think there are any corrupted symbols. As far as I can see, this is just another strange behaviour in conjunction with the GPU preview.

 

Does using the CPU preview (instead of GPU) in the View menu mitigate the issue when moving the group with the Selection tool?

 

If not, can you try to move the group with the Free Transform tool and see what happens?

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Copperblue74AuthorCorrect answer
Inspiring
July 9, 2025

Kurt, you nailed it!  Changing to CPU solves the issue.  I guess, depending on the file I'm working on, I can switch back and forth between GPU and CPU as a bandaid for the time being.  I'd rather NOT have to do that, but if it solves the issue in the short term, it going to save me some frustrations for sure.  Thanks for the tip.

Jacob Bugge
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Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
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July 9, 2025

Copperblue,

 

Many switch back and forth for different reasons.

 

You may ease the pain if you just toggle between GPU and CPU with Ctrl/Cmd+E (hold Ctrl or Cmd and press E).

 

Abhishek Rao
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Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
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July 8, 2025

Hi @Jon26435430x8pa,

 

Thanks so much for reaching out and for sharing the screen recording. I tried reproducing this behavior on my end, and it works fine for me. I'm currently on the latest version of Illustrator, which is 29.6.1.

Could you please share the file with us, so we can take a closer look? Also, I recommend updating your Illustrator to the latest version and then testing if the issue still occurs. It would be helpful if you could also try the same steps in a newly created file and let me know if the problem persists there too.

 

Looking forward to your update!

Abhishek

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Copperblue74Author
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July 8, 2025

I just shared the file in the above comment with a bit more explanation.  Problem is happening on certain grouped objects but not others which I find bizzare as seen in the attached screen recording.

Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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July 8, 2025

There are symbols among them - can you share the file?

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Copperblue74Author
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July 8, 2025

Yes, there are symbols within the grouped object and they are the moving independently from the overall grouped object.  I have the file attached here for you to review, but I have also had teammates look at this same file and it seems to work fine for them.  The symbols move with the overal grouped object for them, just not for me, which is strange.

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Copperblue74Author
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July 8, 2025

I keep attempting to share the file here but it's not letting me upload it.

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