Feature Request: Link 2 artboards

[davewhitley]

It would be nice for the ability to link 2 artboards without needing a layer. Frequently, I need to show the flow between 2 screens over a period of time, without a click action.

[Adam-CS]

I do this by having a background shape as big as the artboard at the bottom of the layer stack, then I use that to connect to the next artboard. The finale effect is to have a border around the starting artboard which is not very invasive.

[davewhitley]

Nice, that is a very good solution!

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On Dec 13, 2016, 11:55 AM -0600, Adam-CS ***@***.***>, wrote: I do this by having a background shape as big as the artboard at the bottom of the layer stack, then I use that to connect to the next artboard. The finale effect is to have a border around the starting artboard which is not very invasive. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.

[abynim]

@drw158 that is currently not possible. The plugin expects your selection to include one layer and one artboard, and that's how it figures out what connects to what. If both items in your selection were artboards, the plugin would not know which of them is the source and which is the destination.

The workaround that @Adam-CS suggested is the only way to go (at least for now) 👍

[edwardsdesign]

The plugin expects your selection to include one layer and one artboard, and that's how it figures out what connects to what. If both items in your selection were artboards, the plugin would not know which of them is the source and which is the destination.

Maybe this could be solved with an action to reverse the direction of the connect line arrow? Something like Shift+Command+L so you could easily create and then reverse the direction of the connection.

This would also allow for the ability to connect 2 layers or groups together, example:

Artboard 1: Device screen has calendar icon button (calendar hidden).
Artboard 2: Shows screen now with calendar visible.

The connection lines should be drawn from the calendar icon button on artboard 1 to the visible calendar object (not the artboard) on artboard 2 showing their relation.