Import Object Placement feels unpredictable
Every time I import an image into XD, whether it's the same image over and over, or different images, the (x, y) location changes each and every time. Even if I have something selected, the image will still import to a random location.
I feel that items should import to (0, 0) so they can be found. This especially is needed for small images. However, there is also no indication of where (0, 0) is in the file, so some sort of grid or (0, 0) acknowledgement is needed in order for this to work properly.
I have noticed that the (x, y) locations do change on all objects depending on whether you have an artboard selected or not, so maybe that has something to do with it, but either way, I would like to know where my objects are being imported to.
Also, if an artboard, or any object is selected, the items should import to that location, because that is where the user is currently working. They should not have to look all over for their images.
Doug Oberndorf
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After reading the comments on this one, it seems like this is no longer applicable. Closing.
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Doug Oberndorf
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Peter, After receiving your message, I opened XD to take screenshots of what was happening, and of course, now everything is working perfectly. I'm not sure why, but no matter what I did, images would always come in at different locations. For example, I could be selecting artboard100, then do a File>Import, and the image would go to artboard3 for example...anywhere, but where I was. I would have to zoom out, look for the selection box, then zoom in, and drag it to where I wanted it to go. This was to the point that I was upset and felt the need to create the post above...that's how often it happened. Again, however, I just opened XD to select an artboard and import...and it worked great. I tried multiple zooms, and imported...and it worked great, with selected items and no selected items. So, I'm not sure what is different from when I created my above post and now, but what you are stating works great and is exactly what I needed. Thanks!