Is it possible to copy and paste the rotation of a Smart Object?

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April 13, 2025
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In Photoshop, a Smart Object has it's rotation value stored, I'm wondering if it's possible to get this value so as to copy and paste it to another selected layer so I wouldn't have to do this manually every time.

So, in summary, is it possible to make a code that copies the rotation value of a Smart Object and then another complementary code that would paste that rotation into another selected Smart Object Layer?

Correct answer Stephen Marsh

@HeyoThere - Have you tried searching the forum? I'm sure that this has come up before.

EDIT: Possible answers in these topics –

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/once-and-for-all-is-it-impossible-to-retrieve-the-angle-and-scale-of-a-smart-object/m-p/8905640

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/layer-rotation/td-p/14775816

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/is-there-any-way-to-retrieve-angle-and-scale-information-of-smart-object/td-p/9407354

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/photoshop-scripting-smart-objects-how-can-i-get-the-changes-made-to-a-layer-that-is-a-smart-object/m-p/9576632

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/rotated-angle-of-group-layer-using-script/m-p/11373673

Good luck!

Stephen Marsh

Correct answer

Community Expert

@HeyoThere - Have you tried searching the forum? I'm sure that this has come up before.

EDIT: Possible answers in these topics –

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/once-and-for-all-is-it-impossible-to-retrieve-the-angle-and-scale-of-a-smart-object/m-p/8905640

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/layer-rotation/td-p/14775816

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/is-there-any-way-to-retrieve-angle-and-scale-information-of-smart-object/td-p/9407354

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/photoshop-scripting-smart-objects-how-can-i-get-the-changes-made-to-a-layer-that-is-a-smart-object/m-p/9576632

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/rotated-angle-of-group-layer-using-script/m-p/11373673

Good luck!

H

HeyoThereAuthor

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Thank you, I did look for it before asking but there were thousands of results and the first ones weren't giving me the answer, and I saw one saying it wasn't possible, so I thought I should ask to make sure, but yeah, this helps, thank you!

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

You're welcome, getting the value is one thing, setting the value another. Please do update your topic with code or further findings, thanks.

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