# Spritesheet export cannot split layers within a layer group

**URL:** https://community.aseprite.org/t/spritesheet-export-cannot-split-layers-within-a-layer-group/19177
**Category:** Bug Reports
**Created:** [June 20, 2023, 10:12am UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/spritesheet-export-cannot-split-layers-within-a-layer-group/19177 "2023-06-20T10:12:22Z")
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### Author: ![Turtleye](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/turtleye/32/15789_2.png) [@Turtleye](https://community.aseprite.org/u/Turtleye)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2023, 10:12am UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/spritesheet-export-cannot-split-layers-within-a-layer-group/19177/1 "2023-06-20T10:12:22Z")

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Whenever I try to export a spritesheet and split by layers for a group, the export will not preview & no spritesheet is generated when pressing the export button. I can, however, generate a .json file.

![image](https://community.aseprite.org/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4cd76ba7d8bfac3e4e92f03c3fc0c8b16bd62f6f.png)  
Image for reference

However, it does function properly for the “selected layers” option, as far as I can tell it’s only when trying to split layers within a layer group that it does not work.

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### Author: ![Olga\_Galvanova](https://community.aseprite.org/user_avatar/community.aseprite.org/olga_galvanova/32/3294_2.png) [@Olga\_Galvanova](https://community.aseprite.org/u/Olga_Galvanova)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.aseprite.org/t/spritesheet-export-cannot-split-layers-within-a-layer-group/19177/2 "2023-06-20T13:53:14Z")

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can confirm that in v1.3 rc4 the group is only treated as a single layer. ‘split layers’ option makes no difference when the group is selected.