Paste in place from AI pastes in center of canvas

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May 22, 2017
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I have an AI file that is 12 x 14 inches. I am copying a path and choosing Paste in Place as a Path into a PSD that is 12 x 14 inches @150 ppi. The path is consistently placing in the center of the canvas. What am I doing wrong? (I swear this worked as expected last week.)

PS 2017.1.1 (20170425.r.252 x64) on a Mac 10.11.6

Thanks for any input!

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Correct answer barbara_a7746676

When copying a path from Illustrator and and pasting into Photoshop, it is normal for the Illustrator path to be placed in the center of the Photoshop canvas, whether or not you are choosing Paste or Paste in Place.

If you want to paste in a specific area of the canvas, use a selection tool like the Rectangular Marquee, to make a selection around an area and then paste. The Illustrator path will be pasted into the selected area.

Sometimes I've wanted to paste multiple paths into separate layers in Photoshop and maintain the same relative position they were in Illustrator. In that case I've used a workaround. I take a screen capture of the Illustrator file and paste it as a temporary layer in Photoshop. Then I use that as a template to position the individual paths. I have to move them manually.

barbara_a7746676

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When copying a path from Illustrator and and pasting into Photoshop, it is normal for the Illustrator path to be placed in the center of the Photoshop canvas, whether or not you are choosing Paste or Paste in Place.

If you want to paste in a specific area of the canvas, use a selection tool like the Rectangular Marquee, to make a selection around an area and then paste. The Illustrator path will be pasted into the selected area.

Sometimes I've wanted to paste multiple paths into separate layers in Photoshop and maintain the same relative position they were in Illustrator. In that case I've used a workaround. I take a screen capture of the Illustrator file and paste it as a temporary layer in Photoshop. Then I use that as a template to position the individual paths. I have to move them manually.