• Link the mask to a "smart object"

Hello -
I searched already for a while now, and I was wondering if there is a way to link a smart object and its mask (directly)?
Not via a folder, or some others trick/tip, but simply directly.
Thank you, have a nice day…
- Dimitri

Hi guys -
Thanks anyways for your replies…
- Dimitri      http://www.thebend.be/notlookingforsuchpicturesrightnow/

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