QUESTION: 'Show/Hide' visibility collection sets? (for different compositions)

- Similar to Photoshop 'Layer Comps': set layer visibilities; assign name to collection... repeat. Allows design variations w/i a single design file.

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- Two variations:
1) All elements.
2) Just bottom elements.
(Note red outline around all; and another around just the bottom.)
- So, various elements must be shown/hidden to create the desired design variation.
- Not too difficult w/ this file, but still requires time, plus is error-prone.
- Possibly a PLUG-IN, or SCRIPT?
- Have done "concerted" Web search, but to no avail 
- Surely this is a feature others would value, too.
- Hm?...
THX...

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  • Are you familiar with "selection groups" in CorelDRAW?

    See some information about them here and here.

    A selection group can include objects that are within other groups.

    An object can be a member of more than one "selection group".

    Selection groups can allow one to create selections that would be impossible using other normal CorelDRAW selection methods.

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  • - Thx, .

    - I was not aware of selection groups. They seem interesting, but I'm not sure they will provide the functionality I desire. Hm? Will have to play with it.

    - The key requirement is to be able to set visibility of specific objects en masse. One complication is that setting visibility OFF, then ON of a group sets visibility ON for all group objects (i.e. doesn't respect original visibility settings).

    - Another concern is that these selection groups are not accessible via a logical label, but merely a number. Not only is this problematic during the session in which selection groups are made, but seems it would be a problem when opening a file subsequently: Do the selection groups remain?; and, if so, how does one know what is in a given group?

    - Hm?...