Well I have the same problem, and when I found this result, I was hoping it would be one of those easy answers, but apparently not, since nobody has replied. Bummer.
I was also having this same issue and couldn’t find an answer online. But then it occurred to me that this was only an issue on components, but that from frame to frame it is not an issue. I realized that if you use the same “frame” model within components, it works just the same.
For example, let’s say that you want to create a simple button as an interactive component that you want to scale from the center. Create a frame that is slightly larger than your button’s default state. Place design your button within this frame with the transparent padding that you will need around the button. Create a component from this button and create a variant from the first state. Scale the button within the frame, don’t scale the variant itself. Provided that all of your constraints are set accordingly to scale, it should work as desired. I hope this helps.
Use Shift+ALT while resizing.
Had the same issue.
I fixed it by creating a frame of the items in the same size as the one before and set it to transparent. Then you can position your group in the next Variant easily.
To resolve this, set a center constraint for left and right sides, and scale to the top and bottom to your default component. Create a variant, press “K” and adjust the size to your specified value, such as 0.95 from 1x. No extra frames or shift alt/cmd necessary! YW!
You are awesome. Thanks for this shortcut! 😀 🙏
