After the recent UI3 update, the Auto Layout controls (direction, spacing, padding, etc.) don’t appear in the right sidebar in the Desktop version of Figma — even though Auto Layout is applied.
Everything works fine in the browser version.
Is anyone else experiencing this issue?
Can you share a screenshot? You are probably in a Draw mode instead of the Design mode.
I’ve been using Figma for quite a long time, but I’ve never encountered an issue like this before.
Ah, you were right — I just checked and I was in draw mode. Thanks a lot! 
Can you share a screenshot? You are probably in a Draw mode instead of the Design mode.
You just resolved all my frustration. I’ve been using Figma for 8 years and with the UI changed, no guided tour told me about “draw” vs “design” mode and I thought a ton of functionality just vanished.
Thanks for this!
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