I'm unable to group select objects in a canvas

[kristeno]

Support Note
This topic outlines a known issue that users may encounter. Bluescape is aware of this issue and is actively working on a resolution. This issue is estimated to be fixed in the next release, Feb. 11, 2022.

Actions performed to recreate:

1. Created a canvas and added a few objects to the canvas
2. Press the shift key and group select one or more objects inside the canvas

What’s expected to happen:

Only the grouped elements are selected, not the canvas.

What happens:

1. Canvas automatically gets selected with the selected objects inside the canvas.
   

   

2. I have two or more elements selected inside the canvas, and when I move them, only the selected elements move with the canvas. The other elements remain static and don’t move with the canvas even though they are contained inside the canvas.
   

   

[kristeno]

Here are a few interim solutions you can try until this issue is fixed:

1. Delete the canvas and group select the objects

2. Select all, then shift-click the canvas, this will deselected the canvas. Or alternatively, press shift and click on individual objects to be grouped.

3. You can also marquee select right-to-left which only selects the objects you completely surround.

Learn more about group selecting objects in this topic:

Group Selecting Assets

Group select allows you to organize one or more workspace assets, which is useful when you want to simultaneously change multiple assets – such as aligning, duplicating, or moving. Two ways to group select content: Using select mode Ensure you are in select mode by selecting (Select) so it has a blue background. Click and drag your mouse pointer over the content to form a border around the material.   [Group select in select mode)] Selecting in pan m…

[CollabWins]

What worked best for me was to resize the canvas to be smaller and to the side of my content so no content was wrapped in a canvas. I did my group select actions that I needed to and then just grabbed the canvas node to resize back over all of my content. Very quick.

[kristeno]

This issue has been addressed You are now able to group select objects contained in a canvas, without automatic selection of the canvas itself.

Read more about the fix here:

February 2022 Release Notes Summary

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