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Can you tie guides to a layer group?

Community Beginner ,
Aug 04, 2021 Aug 04, 2021

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Hi, is it possible to have your guides only show up in specific groups? Basically the idea is to mimic how you can have your guides correspond to specific layer groups in Illustrator.

 

I have all these groups that use different guides and I think it would be amazing to be able to just show the group and have the correct guides show up instead of moving them when I need to use the new group.

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LEGEND ,
Aug 04, 2021 Aug 04, 2021

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Long and short: No. Unlike in AI guides in PS are not actual geometry, they are just an abstract intersection check of the coordinates. Changing this would require some major work and since likely not enough people would use it, it's probably never coming.

 

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Community Beginner ,
Feb 26, 2025 Feb 26, 2025

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I have been wishing for this feature for years.

 

I am one of those users that relies on my guides for lots of layout and composition issues. Having specific guides for specific layer groups would be fantastic.

 

Also, I would love to be able to change guide colors on the fly with a command-click or right click option. Last, but not least, have the ability to designate some guides as snappable while others are not would be huge.

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Community Expert ,
Feb 26, 2025 Feb 26, 2025

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Artboards can have their own Guides. 

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Feb 26, 2025 Feb 26, 2025

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Artboards can have their own Guides. 


By c.pfaffenbichler


Indeed, and as artboards are a special type of layer group, one would think that this would be "simple" :]

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