Danton Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Hi all I'm loving my journey with Affinity designer at the moment. One feature I keep missing from photoshop however, is the ability to create smart objects. I'm not fussed on being able to work with smart objects created in PSDs, I'd just like the support within Designer. Does anyone know if this sort of thing will ever be possible? Best D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I'll start by saying I'm not a Photoshop user, and all I know about Smart Objects is what I just read one a web page about them. But from that page, much of their functionality already seems to be available in Designer via Placed images, non-destructive adjustment layers, and Symbols. Designer doesn't yet have Linked files, but it might get them in the future. Assuming my understanding of Smart Objects is approximately correct, it might be beneficial for you to clarify your question to indicate which Smart Object functions you need, that aren't already available. Danton 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.7, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted January 8, 2019 Staff Share Posted January 8, 2019 Hi Danton, Welcome to Affinity Forums You can embed affinity documents (from any of the apps of the suite) inside other affinity documents to get a similar functionality (as smart objects). Double-clicking the embeded documents on canvas will open a new document tab to edit them independently. Closing this document tab will update the original document to reflect the changes you made. Danton 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danton Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 Hi Both Thank you for your help. I'm sorry for the slow reply. Symbols and placed embedded documents look fantastic and they achieve everything that I need. Thank you for pointing me in the direction of these features. Very Best walt.farrell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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