Photoshop 16.1 Design Space Known Issues - adobe-photoshop/spaces-design GitHub Wiki

If you have initial issues entering Photoshop Design Space, first try deleting your prefs. The easiest way to do that is:
Hold down Cmd/Ctrl + Alt + Shift when you launch Photoshop. You should see a dialog prompt asking you if you'd like to delete your settings file (click yes).

Note: Design Space is only supported on Mac OS 10.10 or newer, Windows 8.1 (64-bit) or newer.

  1. Startup failure with pen tool and no doc 3329
    If you either select the pen tool in Design Space and quit/relaunch or you have the pen tool selected and have no documents open in standard Photoshop and attempt to enter Design Space, UI will fail to load.
    Solution/Workaround: Window > Return to Standard Photoshop, select a different tool and re-enter Design Space or have a document open and enter Design Space.

  2. Export Presets on 2x artboards result in incorrectly scaled asssets 3331
    Templates are setup relative to their resolution (iPhone 4 template is 1x, iPhone 5 is 2x, iPad Pro is 3x) which can result in incorrectly scales via export settings.
    Solution/Workaround: none, update needed.

  3. Entering negative transform value for LLSO results in badness #3153
    Entering a negative number into the Width or Height field puts Design Space into an internal error state where layer is no longer selectable or visible on-canvas and controls are unresponsive.
    Solution/Workaround: Window > Return to Standard Photoshop and Step Backward in History until layer becomes visible on canvas.

  4. Re-Sampling after undo of LLSO results in failure #3108
    Using the Sampler tool a second time on the same Library Linked Smart Object after Undo of first attempt will fail.
    Solution/Workaround: Undo twice before attempting 2nd Sample.

  5. Opening Illustrator file (Import PDF) results in error and no doc ID #3253
    Opening Illustrator file (Import PDF) does not recognize the open file (Document title and layers panel will not populate).
    Solution/Workaround: Window > Return to Standard Photoshop, then return to Design Space.

  6. Swap enabled for single selected CC Library asset #3146.
    Sometimes a Library Linked Smart Object will have Swap enabled when only one layer is selected.
    Solution/Workaround: Hitting the Swap icon will correct the problem.

  7. Color of shape resets to default #3169
    Creating a shape in Standard Photoshop and having it selected while entering Design Space will change the shape Fill and Stroke.
    Solution/Workaround: Either deselect the shape prior to entering Design Space, or Undo after entering Design Space.

  8. Layer highlighting is not working correctly #3110
    If nothing is selected, mousing over layers does not highlight them (cmd/ctrl modifier does not work either). If a layer(s) are selected, cmd/ctrl modifier only shows smart guides but not Design Space highlighting (blue).
    Solution/Workaround: none, update needed.

  9. Numbers are not correctly localized on Design Space (Preview). #3136
    The comma in the numbers display as dot/period.
    Solution/Workaround: none, update needed.

  10. Exporting assets from a modal tool state fails #3137
    Trying to Export while in Type edit mode will fail and disable the Export Panel icon.
    Solution/Workaround: Use the menu command or Export icon in the Doc Header. Returning to Standard Photoshop and back to Design Space will re-enable the Export panel icon.

  11. Creating a shape via Pen tool with no layer focus auto-nests to Artboard #1680
    With no layer selected, creating a shape with the pen tool will place it outside the artboard in the layers panel but inside the artboard on-canvas.
    Solution/Workaround: after creating the shape, click on the Select tool and nudge (hit an arrow key via the keyboard).

  12. Undo does not update layer icon after applying a mask #3023
    Undo after creating a layer mask leaves a reveal all mask applied to the layer. This makes it appear as though there is no mask applied but the layers panel icon still shows the layer has a mask.
    Solution/Workaround: Undo twice.

  13. Can't pan canvas by scrolling with trackpad on Windows ONLY #1941
    Solution/Workaround: none, update needed.

  14. X and Y coordinates are incorrect after moving artboard on the canvas #2754
    Due to "infinite canvas" related to artboard, moving an artboard changes the hidden canvas dimensions (auto-grows) which in turn changes the X and Y coordinates of the artboard.
    Solution/Workaround: none, update needed.

  15. Moving a layer off artboard and back on messes up X Y coordinates for the layer #2756
    Due to "infinite canvas" related to artboard, moving a layer changes the hidden canvas dimensions (auto-grows) which in turn changes the X and Y coordinates of the layer.
    Solution/Workaround: none, update needed.

  16. Deleting first mask in multiple mask situation results in inverted/subtracted mask #3044
    Paths are created without modifier keys after the first path and when you remove the first path drawn it acts like a subtraction.
    Solution/Workaround: Hold down shift before drawing.

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