Animation doesn't display after Ungroup/Group/redefinition/reorder

[Guest]

I have a complex diagram with lots of boxes, lines and text.
I grouped the objects I wanted to animate, and defined custom animation on
the groups.

I discovered I had forgotten to include some objects in one of the groups.
I Ungrouped, included the new objects, Grouped, redefined the animation, and
reordered the recreated group.
But when I run the slide show, the recreated group acts as if there is no
animation on it?

Doesn't Ungroup/Group again work with animation?
Do I have to Ungroup all the way back to the erroneous group, and restart
from there?
Or should I have used Regroup instead of Ungroup/Group? (Exactly what does
Regroup do - I can't find anything specific on it in the Help info?)

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Kai Quale

 

[Echo S]

Ungrouping removes animation. You have to reapply it.

Two (actually three) add-ins might help you. One is Animation Carbon at
http://www.mvps.org/skp/ The other is Edit at http://pptextreme.com/ Or
check Effects Library there, too.

 

[Guest]

Ungrouping removes animation. You have to reapply it.

I am trying to do that. The problem is that the re-applied (and re-ordered)
animation doesn't display - the recreated group acts as if it has no applied
animation.

Btw, thanks for great links!

Regards,
Kai

 

[Shyam Pillai]

Hey Kai,
I am looking for precisely such a scenario to test some new features in the
upcoming Animation Carbon version 2.0. Would you be interested in testing
this out?

 

[Echo S]

Hm. You're not selecting one object within the group, are you?

 

[Guest]

No, I'm defnitely selecting the whole group when redefining the animation.

Anyway, I have to get this show on the road.
I will try redefining the slide by gradually
- pasting in objects from a copy
- grouping them
- adding animation to each group when it's correct
- hoping that I get it right the first time(!)

(But it seems clunky to not be allowed to redefine groups without the whole
animation scheme going haywire...)

Anyway, thanks for your time!

Kai

 

[Guest]

Hi Shyam,

Sorry, I don't have the time to do that. But I will look into the product
some time.

I will try redefining the whole slide (with animation) from a copy - hoping
I get it right this time (and don't need to redefine anything in the future!).

Thanks,
Kai