To group or not to group

[pencilcat]

When you have a design that includes an image, and some "elements" like lines and rectangles, is is preferable to group all those bits together, or leave them as individual layers? I was just wondering how it affects the success of the printing, one way or the other, or does it matter.

While I'm here, I have a related question about grouping.  I've created patterns made from a detail cropped from a larger illustration, that is then duplicated, mirror-flipped around, and grouped into a new piece of art. So that new pattern is made up of sometimes a dozen or so small bits. Does the printing dept cringe when they see something like that? Is it harder to print? 

Thanks.

[Cat · Accepted solution]

I'm not sure, but I don't think the grouping has any impact one way or another on the printing process. I say that because the grouping is a relatively new feature that was added to the design tool within the past year or two and I think it was primarily done to make it easier for designers & customers to move and align elements. I sincerely doubt that they changed their print process as a result of adding this feature to the user interface, but I could be wrong. 

[pencilcat]

Ok thanks.