Professional :: Copy And Pasting Mutliple Layers (with Objects) From One Movieclip To Another?
Dec 14, 2010
I am trying to copy frames from 6 different layers along with the objects (action script, tween motions, buttons, graphic elements) from one movieclip to another. But once I do that, everyhting seems to be shifted and if I try to reposition the items in the new clip, it seems like I would have to repeat after every keyframe for each layer.
So my question is A. Is there a way to duplicate a movie clip but give it a instance name (an entirely new movieclip with the same frames and layers in the same position as the previous)?
B. How can I move mutliple objects across layers and keyframes?
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[Code]....
originalData is the original state of my data from database. data is a copy of originalData used to be manipulated as the provider for my List component. There's a button I use to call the create() function above, that would mean, I want to revert all changes in data, and go back to everything I have in originalData.
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I don't know why this happens. I didn't know how to phrase this behaviour as a google query.
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[Code].....
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