VariableImporter - Linked Images being added to wrong layer (out of place and all to the same layer) about adobe-illustrator HOT 2 CLOSED

Hi Andrew, this looks like something I've never ever seen before.
Can I get a sample file which does this, so I can try to reproduce on my end? My email is [email protected]

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This very obscure issue has been solved! Apparently Illustrator acts strangely when visibility variables are used and some of the variable images are inside a visibility group while others are outside. It appears that in some cases, the image object outside of a visibility group will attract the image objects from those groups and pull them in next to it at full size and out of place.

Thanks, Andrew:

After writing this last night, I had a eureka moment, and it seems like I’ve found the issue. It’s a mistake on my part, of course. I’ve recorded a short video to explain, but basically, all my variable elements were grouped together in 4 groups for the different layouts, and toggled by the visibility feature (X in the column of the group name). I thought I was streamlining this by keeping the QR codes (which don’t move with the layout changes) in a static layer.
 
https://www.loom.com/share/8386bd462fc34affa675e1ef38550a04
 
For some reason, those QR codes pull all the linked images into their layer instead of the assigned groups.
 
I deleted the QR codes from the static layer, and added them to each variable group, and it’s working like a charm again, just the way you intended!

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