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Thanks for your tips everyone, unfortunately nothing matched what I needed. For anyone that comes across this post in future, I found a youtube video which allows you to pretty much replicate Smart Objects by using a combo of Deisgner and Photo. Here's the link:

Thanks for the reply. No, not trying to create PSD files, I just want to be able to add a smart object to an image that gives me the ability to edit to edit the smart object to change it to a different design. If i open a PSD in Affinity it allows the smart object functionality to work. I'm trying to build what I need solely in affinity.

i'm struggling to work out what that workflow is I have products that are the same shape and size that I want to embed on a stock photo but have the ability to change the product. I was never a pro in PS and am still learning affinity photo, I just can't find anything that shows me step by step what to do to replicate the concept, other than subbing back to photoshop, create the file then open in affinity

Like I said in my post, those posts are a few years old. I want to know if it's now possible to create smart objects

I've recently moved from Photoshop to Affinity. I've had no problems opening my previous psd files with smart objects embedded and am able to edit the smart object. I'm now working on a new project which requires a smart object but can't see how to create one. I've checked this forum and seen a post from 2021 saying Affinity can't create smart objects. Bit confused as you can use them as long as imported from Photoshop, but looks like you can't create from scratch in Affinity. Surely this isn't right? I'm hoping the solution isn't to sign back up to Adobe? If anyone can help I'd gratefully appreciate it. Thanks