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oh well. thanks for the help.

Thanks for the reply and the welcome. hmm. what about doing this through a macro and a VB script? I run a macro through vTask that imports a bunch of images within a folder. Then a run a VB script that parses the layer location information and changes it according to a text file of xy coordinates. If this is doable, is there a keyboard shortcut for the 'import from file...' command and where can I find info about .pdn file structure?

Background: I've been getting into print & play card/tabletop games, and one thing I'm interested in is fan made armies for Neuroshima Hex. The hexes generally have different artwork and iconography for various abilities. I have a prototype hex file designed for easily making new hex tiles(it has the iconography in layers), and I have a layout file where the hexes are to be placed for easy printing. Goal #1: I want to be able to save a new hex from my prototype paint file as a new layer in my layout file without opening or messing with the layout file. Sort of like batch processing in reverse. Goal #2: And ideally, the layers would be automatically positioned according to a grid pattern I specify. Are there plugins that would help with either of these, or that I could possibly modify to handle this?