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BrunoSouth
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April 6, 2020
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Different smart objects

  • April 6, 2020
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Hi, I am having a PSD document with different groups. Everytime I re link one of the smart objects changes the image for all the other smart objects in the whole document. How do I keep each smart object linked independetly to an specific file?

 

Thank you

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davescm
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davescmCommunity Expert
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April 6, 2020

What you describe is the way smart objects are designed to work. Copies of the smart object are linked back to the original and changing the contents of any copy, changes them all. In the case of a linked smart object, updating the link updates them all.

One of the simplest ways around it it to convert a linked SO to a new SO. This will then update independently by opening the new SO and updating the linked SO within it. The others will not update.

 

Dave

 

 

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    BrunoSouthAutor
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    April 6, 2020

    Thank you so much Dave, I will give it a tray and get back to the forum in case doesnt work

      c.pfaffenbichler
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      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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      April 6, 2020

      Other options, none great, might be

       • duplicating the image (Image > Duplicate), relinking the SO in the copy and dragging the ones that are supposed to link to the same file back to the original 

      • Layer > Smart Objects > Embed Linked, Layer > Smart Objects > New Smart Object Via Copy, then linking the two to two different files (Layer > Smart Objects > Relink to File) 

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