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Mel Hodge
Mel Hodge
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August 14, 2023
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Smart object created in Illustrator will only open in Photoshop

  • August 14, 2023
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I created a vector in Illustrator, pasted as a smart object in Photoshop. Also right clicked and chose convert to smart object as well as added it to my library.  When double clicking the thumbnail in hopes to open in Illustrator to edit, it opens in Photoshop instead.  Again, the vector was originally created in Illustrator, so it should open in that program.  

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    melissapiccone
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    melissapicconeCommunity Expert
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    August 14, 2023

    You pasted it into PS, created the smart object in PS and then added it to your library? It's a PS file. If you open the vector in Illustrator, drag that into your library, it's an Illustrator file. I would have to see the file... 

    Melissa Piccone | Adobe Trainer | Online Courses Author | Fine Artist
      Mel Hodge
      Mel HodgeAuthor
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      August 14, 2023

      I copied an image from Illustrator, pasted it in Photoshop as a Smart Object.  When I double clicked to open in Illustrator to modify it, it opens in a seperate Photoshop tab rather than in Illustrator.  My understanding is that because it is a vector smart object, it should open in the program it was created.

       

      melissapiccone
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      melissapicconeCommunity Expert
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      August 14, 2023

      First image is Illustrator file, second it the asset pasted into Photoshop as a Smart Object, third is after I double click to edit in Illustrator.


      It's working exactly the way it should. If you want it to show up in the whole illustrator file, you will have to drop it / paste it in there and then it gets really confusing. When you bring it back in it will be a placed file in Illustrator - not embeded. To edit it in the whole file you need to embed - there is a button in the properties panel in Illustrator when the image is selected. Libraries are your friend here, you can store all the files and the pieces and parts into a library and go back and forth between PS and AI.

      Melissa Piccone | Adobe Trainer | Online Courses Author | Fine Artist
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