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Dale
Feb 16, 2021 9:35 AM UTC
Question

Export Layout Grid in PDF

Hi all,

I may be missing something really simple but I’m looking to include layout grids when I export to a PDF. Right not the UI shows but no underlying layout grids, is this an option?

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11 replies

Gleb
Power Member
Feb 16, 2021 9:56 AM UTC

You need to use a plugin that will turn your layout grid into rectangles which will be visible on export. This plugins is Layout Grid Visualizer by @Tom_Lowry:

Figma
Neil_Nichols_II
Feb 16, 2021 9:51 PM UTC

The only problem with that plugin is that it doesn’t work for baseline grids/grids set to auto 🥲

Bryan_Funk
Jan 18, 2022 8:02 AM UTC

That plugin does not work. Can’t believe I spent all that time making these things perfect ofr handoff only to not be able to export them.

Gleb
Power Member
Jan 18, 2022 11:25 AM UTC

Developers can inspect layout grids right in Figma, there is no need to export them.

aharito
Nov 15, 2022 3:13 PM UTC

Sometimes it is necessary to show UI elements to the customer exactly in the layout grid, so the ability to include the grid in the export is very necessary.

Gleb
Power Member
Nov 15, 2022 3:37 PM UTC

That’s why there is a plugin above for these rare scenarios.

aharito
Nov 16, 2022 7:11 AM UTC

Unfortunately, this plugin does not work.

Gleb
Power Member
Nov 16, 2022 8:54 AM UTC

Works fine for me. Try reaching out to the plugin developer and tell them what specifically is not working for you.

DIEGO_MANTILLA
Nov 2, 2023 5:24 PM UTC

Thank you very much for recommending that Gled plugin, it helped me a lot, it worked well for me, I had to adjust the color and percentages a little but it looks perfectly in my PDF.

Mirian_Berrocal
Nov 14, 2023 6:30 PM UTC

The plugin works, unless you choose “Auto” in Count (=