How can I drag a layer from a Document to Another?

I'm using Adobe Illustrator CS6 . I've two documents opened, A and B. On B, I've 10 (main) layers. Each of them contains other N elements. I'd like to drag and place one of these main layer to document A. How can I do it? Tried to click, drag above document A, wait for document switch, and release over Layer panel on Doument A, but nothing happens. Any clues?

asked Jun 22, 2018 at 10:02 253 1 1 gold badge 5 5 silver badges 16 16 bronze badges

1 Answer 1

No, AI has not this as a native feature.

The trick is from the Layers Panel Options > Check Paste Remembers Layers

The layer to be copied must have a different name than any other layer at the next file.

Select all the layer items clicking at the Layer Target Icon:

target

Copy and Paste at the next file.