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pattersonain
pattersonain
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April 13, 2017
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Artboard as Live Smart Object

  • April 13, 2017
  • 5 replies
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I'm fairly certain this is not a current feature of photoshop but please correct my if i'm wrong.

I want to be able to have an Artboard correspond to a smart object within the same file, essentially so you can live edit your smart objects without having to switch to a different tab or window.

Thanks

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    Correct answer tom attix

    You are correct, that is not a current feature. Artboards mimic the behavior of individual files but the reality is that the file containing the Artboards is the "real" Photoshop file.

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    Admirable_Companion5D67
    Participating Frequently
    July 21, 2021

    Your question is "how to create an instance of an Artboard"?

    If so I also have that question because I would like to have a secondary artboard reflecting in real-time what the main Artboard looks like with the only difference is that the secondary artboard would be smaller.

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    Anonymous
    June 8, 2018

    The same. To remain nice quality I work with mockup files that have 2 levels of smart objects in it. Real pain to work on 20 files.

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    bradleyd13097458
    Participant
    May 4, 2018

    I'll join in, would LOVE to see this. I can think of 1000 ways to utilize this. What a feature to have, would be a real game changer.

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    Theelectroseed
    Participant
    December 11, 2017

    I would love to see this feature.  Would improve mockup editing allot so you dont have to switch between windows.

      tom attix
      Adobe Employee
      tom attixCorrect answer
      Adobe Employee
      April 13, 2017

      You are correct, that is not a current feature. Artboards mimic the behavior of individual files but the reality is that the file containing the Artboards is the "real" Photoshop file.

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      good startg13826039
      Participant
      June 28, 2017

      I would love this feature, it would be great for UX work allowing me to mockup a light box in a new artboard while grabbing the background page from an exiting artboard in the same document.

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