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combineAsVariants to create a new component set?

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Is there a way to create a completely new component set by using the combineAsVariants function? So without using the second parameter to define the parent?

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step34Solution

Hi,

I had the same issue the first time I ever started using this method.

For the easiest way to do this you can set the parameter to “figma.curentPage” and it will simply make the set in the page you are now:
figma.combineAsVariants(components, figma.currentPage);

Other options are any other page or frame.

tank666

Parent is a required parameter in the combineAsVariants method.

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ynanutshellAuthor

How do you create a new component set otherwise?

tank666

Why don’t you want to use the combineAsVariants method?

Another way to create a new component set is to clone an existing ComponentSetNode.

UX/UI designer. Figma expert. Creator and developer of plugins and widgets for Figma and FigJam. Check out my resources in Figma Community: figma.com/@tank

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ynanutshellAuthor

Thanks for the tip on cloning an existing ComponentSetNode!

On the combineAsVariants method, just lost on what I can set the Parent argument to without having an existing set. I have multiple components that I want to combine into a new set through a script.

step34Solution

Hi,

I had the same issue the first time I ever started using this method.

For the easiest way to do this you can set the parameter to “figma.curentPage” and it will simply make the set in the page you are now:
figma.combineAsVariants(components, figma.currentPage);

Other options are any other page or frame.

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ynanutshellAuthor

Thank you! This is what I needed. It went completely over my head.

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