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Is there a plugin or an out-of-the-box Figma solution that would allow end users to switch UI design between multiple brand looks (e.g., Brand-A, Brand-B, Brand-C, or more than 50 different brands)?The idea is to maintain one master design in Figma, driven by variables from multiple collections and modes, so it can adapt to each predefined brands. Essentially, I’m looking for a way to let end users toggle between various brands based on a predefined set of collections and modes for each brand.

I’m building a plugin that manages numbered dots on canvas, organized in groups. In the plugin, the user can click a button to add a dot to the canvas. However, on larger files, adding the first or any dot is slow to update the UI in the plugin. So far I’ve done this setup Uses Figma.clientStorage registry instead of page scanning Built with Preact, communicates via messages In-memory caching for groups/dots Issue Creating new elements is fast, but UI updates are delayed: // Fast canvas operations create_first_dot: 220ms add_dot_to_page: 0ms registry_update: 0ms // But slow UI update Message received → +513ms → State update State update → +3948ms → Render scheduled Render scheduled → +559ms → Complete Total: ~5s delay Interestingly, the canvas dot appears instantly (despite the large file size). Furthermore: Registry updates immediately Subsequent UI updates are fast (~15ms) Only first update after creating element is slow Any ideas why there’s such a delay between canvas operatio

Is there a limit to how many people can view a model in presentation view at the same time? I get the limits on viewing a model or project itself but I want to share the link of a demo of the model with a lot of people. I feel like I can’t get a straight answer on this.

Hi everyone, Recently the option to check for updates disappeared from my Figma menu. Does anyone know where I can enable it? Thanks a lot!

Just updated to the latest version ( 124.3.3). The option to copy text from the inspect mode has disappeared? Where did it go? This has totally slowed down my workflow…

I am new to Figma and designing an app screens, but the problem i am stuck at is if i have to change my screen size then b=my buttons logo and all changes according to the way i want. But the text size which should increase or decrease doesn’t change but just its boundary box increases or decreases as the screen size is changed

why did the new update change the shortcut key. I used to use ctrl/cmd shift G to ungroup but I couldn’t do it and after I did the manual by right clicking, I saw it changed to cmd delete. why did you change the user behavior like that. I use sketch to work and also use that shortcut key and I used Figma before. The change makes me feel unfamiliar

I want to move an element, but the frame moves with it

Really frustrating, we’re working with a client on a new homepage and our After Delay animations aren’t starting on opening the link. Only once you hit ‘R’ to restart or refresh the page in the browser do they then begin. We don’t want to ask the client to do this as it looks unprofessional, and we shouldn’t have to as this wasn’t a problem until the recent updates. Is anyone else experiencing this?

We have a main project that we have fully licensed and have been adding people too, under that we created a new project to keep some things separate, however it’s come as “free” and I have paid for 15 people in the previous one to have full access, seems mental to need to recharged all these people again just for another project? Is this the only way?

Hi Figma Community, Our team is facing an issue with our shared design file that’s affecting productivity. The problem occurs when we try to fetch components from our design system or library. Specifically: It takes an unusually long time to load icons and components. The process often gets stuck, forcing us to wait for it to load completely. This isn’t isolated to one person or one file—it’s happening across our team, with everyone working on the same file. The delay is frustrating and wastes a lot of valuable time. We’ve checked our internet connection and ensured our system resources are sufficient, but the issue persists. Has anyone else experienced something similar, or does anyone have suggestions on how to resolve this? Any tips or guidance would be greatly appreciated! Thank you and I have attached an image for that problem

Normally all my colleague can see distance between two elements with clicking Alt and then hovering over the second element in Windows but I cannot Can anyone tell me why?

How many days I can get the day of my friends are you in the world and the other one is a new year and time to make the day of my friends are you in a very very happy new

What is the difference between the ‘Instances’ and ‘Inserts’ in the analytics section of the library? Why does it differ in number?

I have some questions for the Figma pros: What do I have to think of, befor I start creating the design system? What are the best components to start with, based on atomic design? What are best solution for multi brands? Token or using master components? Working with master components, because Ive got 4 brands, Is it right, that I create the master component, copy the child from this component, change color, font from it and create out of this component a new component for brand? How to add and use a icon font in Figma?

I’m making some icons and want to turn the strokes I used to make them into outline stroke for SVG purposes. However, some icons break completely when trying this. I’m making sure that all possible paths are closed, I tried flattening the icons etc. But nothing seems to be working. Does someone know a solution for this? (I tried uploading a screen recording of this but I get a notification that new members can’t do this)

Hello y’all! I’ve been experiencing a weird issue with downloaded icons. I’m using iconic’s free set, but some of them have weird joint vectors when I set the outline. It looks as if 2 vectors were merged or close to each other, but when I look closer, I see no error? So I’m confused on how to fix it: Has anyone had the same issue or knows how to fix this case? Thanks!

В моей десктопной версии фигма для Windows нет панели инструментов с значком “Use as mask”. Как панель инструментов установить?

In case of using an organization plan, we tried to upload San Francisco (Apple) font packages to make them shareable through our organization. We are not sure if we can use Apple fonts this way. Do you know if someone had similar problems?

i was trying to open a prototype of a project, shared by a colleague, but prototype in not loading and is study in an endless loop, these are the errors i got in the dev tool for my browser, i am using Firefox browser and i have tried deleting all the cache and cookie, but it did not work.

Hello, I have a problem. When opening the file, the error “Changes you made to [file name] while offline haven’t synced yet.” I don’t understand what to do with it and how to fix it.

When trying to publish a file in the community, it is published without errors but I can never see it in my profile, it also tells me next to the title, the legend “The community file is in review”. And when I consult the link of the file it shows me a 404 error, with the legend that “The file to be consulted does not exist or is not available” Do you know what could be causing the problem? I had previously published some files and had had no problems, however I have noticed that there have been various changes in file management and so on, I don’t know if this has anything to do with it. File: https://www.figma.com/community/file/1390160148903387362/prime-video-redesign-community In advance, I appreciate your help.

Pauses and delays in the mobile version of Figma when using the zoom parameter (K) in the prototype 🤯 . At the same time, everything runs smoothly with high FPS on the MacBook M2. Please optimize the performance of the mobile app. 🙏

Hi! For some reason, the new color picker stopped working initially in one file, and then in all files. Specifically, the ability to select a color token is no longer available. Can you help me understand what I might be doing wrong? I’ve already tried reloading the file, restarting Figma, and switching between interface versions.

I’m sure I’m overlooking something obvious, but I can’t find the panel control that will add boolean properties to a component. I commonly added boolean controls to Figma components. But maybe the Figma UI has updated recently and now I can’t find the design panel option that will allow the control addition for a component. When I select the sublayer within the component, I can’t find where I can now associate that layer with a boolean off/on appearance. I hunt through the design panel and can’t see it. What am I missing? I’ve included a file url below:Figma – 30 Dec 24 Thank you!