Export packed sprite sheet with out merging!

I’m also in a use case where exporting ‘packed’ without ‘merge duplicates’ would be a huge help. in my case, i make a separate sprite sheet for each direction the character can face, and switch textures based on facing without having to use animations. this means that each of the four sheets need to have the same frames in the same spots, even if they are duplicates. there’s a lot of other users with similar cases: Export "packed" without "merge duplicates" certainly you can make an option for exporting the sheet in a squarish shape without merging duplicates? or just ‘packed’ but without ‘merge duplicates’?