Paste from Illustrator as separate objects

[user82573258]

If I copy a bunch of shapes in Illustrator, is there a way to paste them into PS as individual smart objects instead of having to do it one by one?

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[c.pfaffenbichler · Accepted solution]

Of course not. 

But your approach seems peculiar to me. 

Why not paste as Layers and, if necessary, convert the elements to Smart Objects?

And that would seem a unnecessary as the elements can contain Shape Layers and Type Layers anyway.