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    Import Canvas

    Imports an image file, as a new image layer or mask layer, on an existing canvas or on a new canvas.

    If importing a PSD file, all the layers are imported as image layers into a new or selected canvas, with identical names.

    The construction plane is converted into a canvas.

    • If nothing is picked, the layer is imported into the active canvas.
    • If there is no active canvas in the active window, the layer is imported into a new canvas created in the active window.

    Related pages

    • Canvas Lister
    • Construction Plane Editor
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