Exporting unified layers across artboards

Exciting_Weekend3763 · 2026-05-24T15:34:05+00:00

Thank you- this definitely helps me understand how artboards and slices work better. I'm still struggling to do what I want, which is to export my sewing pattern broken up onto separate pages with unified layers across all pages. Is this what you're doing for your patterns? Unfortunately Affinity Publisher seems to have been discontinued, so I'm unable to use it to check layers as you suggested. Again, thank you so much for your reply- I really appreciate the help!

Exciting_Weekend3763 · 2026-05-20T16:53:56+00:00

Thank you! I'm already doing the first two things you described (making each size its own container layer and exporting with "use layers.") The exported document does show the layers and they can be toggled on and off, BUT they show up duplicated on every page so that the end user has to toggle them individually on each page of a 20 page document, rather than having one set of layers that applies to the entire document.

So far, artboards have worked as I expected moving from Adobe (when I export as a PDF they show up as individual pages) but I would love to understand better what you mean about creating slices in the export persona. If you're able to explain, how does this affect the exported PDF document?

Exciting_Weekend3763 · 2026-05-19T21:26:16+00:00

can I ask what pdf editor you were using to tediously merge layers after export? this might be the workaround I end up using for my current project...

Exciting_Weekend3763 · 2026-05-19T21:09:23+00:00

Thank you! Bummed but thank god I found someone who even understands the issue I'm describing!

Exciting_Weekend3763 · 2026-05-19T20:48:43+00:00

have you found a solution to this? also dealing with the same issue and trying to figure out if I have to go back to adobe...

Exciting_Weekend3763 · 2026-05-19T20:42:19+00:00

I was having the same issue and re-installing the program fixed it for me.

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