Objects and Layers

October 10, 10109

Create arbitrary layer and object hierarchy.
Assign names to layers and objects, and use these in various contexts (see symbols and object references).
Add multiple fill and stroke styles to a single object.
Assign transparency masks to objects or whole layers.
Create clones of objects and modify or remove attributes of clones.
Select the source object of cloned objects.
Select cloned properties of object clones.
Assign roles to objects and layers, to reuse these as attributes (color, outline, transparency masks, patterns, symbols).

Clip layers into arbitrary shapes.
Lock or unlock, show or hide objects and layers.
Reference any layer or object as a symbol.
Place objects on any of the multiple canvases of a document.
Assign color indicators to layers (used in the Layers panel and in outline preview).
Use object or layer content as guideline shapes.
Convert layers or objects to images.
Create adjustment layers or objects using image filters.
Setup adjustment filters on any object, to apply image effects to the object backdrop, masked using the object shape and content.
Clip groups by assigning a shape to a group.

Manage the object and layer hierarchy in the Layers panel.
Select the locking and visibility options for multiple objects.
Add image effects to selected objects in the Layers panel.
Access advanced layer and object editing commands from the Layers panel menu.
Customize Layers panel options using the Panel Options command from the menu of the Layers panel.
Open multiple Layers panels, pinned to specific document, canvas, layer, or object content.
Copy or move content between multiple documents, or different parts of the same document, using multiple opened Layers panels.
Show larger preview of an object or layer, by double click or long press on the object icon.
Rename multiple objects or layers, by selecting them in the Layers panel, and pasting the names from the clipboard.

Use the Appearance panel to create, edit or remove fill and stroke styles of an object.
Show and adjust styles for multiple selected objects.
Add new shape or image effects to the selected object, or to a stroke or fill style only.
Drag and drop object fill and stroke styles to change their relative order.
Edit the fill and stroke attributes of the selected objects.
Access style editing commands from the Appearance panel menu.
Apply color adjustment filters on the selected objects.

Use the Find / Replace tool to search, select and change objects or text by content or by attributes.
Search for objects by their name, assigned selection marker, role, or reference.
Search based on attributes using the More options of the Find / Replace panel.
Search for object and text using multiple conditions.
Search based on object fill or stroke properties.
Replace found objects with symbols (reference objects).
Automatically apply changes to found objects, setting their fill or stroke styles, or applying shape or image effects.

Assign names to multiple selected objects automatically.
Assign 9-slice scaling options to symbols for better scaling control.
Expand selected symbol references into local objects.
Override styles in selected symbol references.
Expand groups of boolean shape combinations.
Expand linked content into imported objects (AI, PSD, PDF, PS, EPS, SVG or other files can be linked into a document).
Expand object outline stroke (including dashes, stripes, variable width profiles) into editable shapes.
Search and replace referenced symbols.
Create cap shape, arrow, corner shape, artistic brush, pattern brush, scatter brush, tiling pattern or symbol from selected objects.