add_filter('acf/load_value/name=gallery_field_name', 'bob4bob_load_gallery_from_post', 10, 3);
function bob4bob_load_gallery_from_post($value, $post_id, $field) {
if (!value !== NULL) {
// field has a value, don't change it
return $value;
}
$images = get_attached_media('image', $post_id);
if (count($images)) {
$value = array();
foreach ($images as $image) {
$value[] = $image->ID;
}
}
return $value;
}