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smart object canvas size not carrying over to parent file

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May 26, 2023
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I have a smart object of say 300x400 that has transparent BG, consisting of texted placed in center of canvas. When I bring into the parent file, the bounding area of that smart object closes in to just the text region, and I lose the size of the smart object canvas, where I need that layer to stay 300x400, instead of 100x200 which is the text edges. How can I make that smart object carry that 300x400. If I turn on a color fill in the artboard within the smart object the size stays.

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c.pfaffenbichler

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You could try a fairly dirty work-around … one pixel top left and one pixel bottom right at 1% Opacity (and 50% Fill or thereabouts) in the SO.

c.pfaffenbichler

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When one transforms a Smart Object the Bounding Box should correspond to the SO’s full size, so what situation are you talking about exactly?

Could you please post screenshots with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Options Bar, …) visible to clarify?

Todd_MorganAuthor

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Here is the smart object

and here is same SO in my layer and you can see how the boundary is not the same.

c.pfaffenbichler

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Without the pertinent UI elements I do not consider screenshots useful.

Please post the requested screenshots.

Are you using the Move Tool with »Show Transform Controls« checked?

If so: Why?

And what happens if you click/drag one of the handles?