Chapter 99. Generating Layers And Moving Objects 5:34
Two workflows in AI
Path of logic and order
Watch what you are doing
Organize the document up front
Having fun with the journey
Don’t watch what you are doing logically
End up with complicated document in one layer
Layers → Properties → Flatten Artwork
Flatten all layers
Cool!
In the Layer panel you can expand that layer to show all of the objects that live inside of it
Groups are containers so they are expandable
If you aggressively utilize Groups for all of you Objects then even if you did place everything in one layer you can easily pull out group(s) of objects into a new layer.
For each layer you choose a color of the bounding box for when you select something in that layer
This helps you make sense of making selections in a multi-layer document
When you make selections in one layer a little filled square appears on the right side of the layer. If you drag that box into a another layer that will move those objects into that layer.