: How to prevent re-positioning of a Vector Smart Object after editing it? When I update a shape in my Illustrator smart object, the object moves in my Photoshop document. This is very annoying;

@Chiappetta793

You might want to try and draw a large rectangle around your art in Illustrator, with no stroke and no fill. Do this before you place the Illustrator content as a Smart Object, and leave a considerable margin between your art and the inner border of the rectangle.

Photoshop will use the outer bounds of your Illustrator art to position the SO. In this case, that is your 'invisible' rectangle.

Downside of this method is that you'll have to know how big your artwork is going to be when you place it. It works well for small adjustments, though, especially if you draw the rectangle with a decent margin around your art.

To prevent accidents, it might be wise to lock the bounding rectangle in Illustrator.

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@Debbie163

Most likely you've changed the overall size of the art in the smart object. This includes objects in clipping paths, and transparent objects…

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