Can Figma replace an image, like a linked file in Adobe? Eg. If I update the image in the project´s folder, would figma replace it automatically in the editable file? Is there something similar? Tks!
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Can Figma replace an image, like a linked file in Adobe?
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Hey @fernanda1 this isn’t possible at the moment. Figma brings images into the actual file, so there’s not a way to link to an image externally. I believe there may be a plugin though that could help with this.
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Hey @fernanda1 this isn’t possible at the moment. Figma brings images into the actual file, so there’s not a way to link to an image externally. I believe there may be a plugin though that could help with this.
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Not sure if this is the same thing, but it would be great if there was a way to auto-update a placed image, rather than having to navigate back to the image location and going through that whole thing again.
I’m new to figma and I really wish to have this feature. Is there any plugin that can help with linked file yet?
+1 to this feature!
+1 to this feature! I could see my team completely switching from InDesign to Figma for a number of projects if this feature existed.
YES! Figma needs to link to images so you can work in an FPO workflow. So you easily replace color corrected images (mins in Adobe work flow hours & hours in this ‘flow’). Plus, an ‘EDIT in’ feature to allow you to edit an image in PS/Illustrator & pop back into Figma with your edited file & ALLOW PSD to be linked in (why not?). PDF too, they need to placeable. When you’re dealing with 100’s & 100’s & images each month that change & need to be updated it become so time consuming. & the LACK of a real properties panel/palette is also a MAJOR issue. No quick way to inspect an image for distortion, flipped, what % the image has been place & a better replace & retain image sizing & cropping when swopping.
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