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Bady_Elabed
Oct 11, 2024 12:36 PM UTC
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UI3- where is the Constraint option?

I often use constraints option when I work with my design but now with the new beta UI Figma I didn’t find it now It’s hard to make my design responsive without having to option this, not only hard, it’s impossible without having that, why are you taking it away?, I prefer the old Ui Figma when you come across to change your UI just don’t take away features.

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Nellya
NellyaSolution
Power Member
Oct 11, 2024 2:30 PM UTC

It’s here now

11-10-2024 173024

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Nellya
NellyaSolution
Power Member
Oct 11, 2024 2:30 PM UTC

It’s here now

11-10-2024 173024

peggi_jeung1
Oct 11, 2024 10:57 PM UTC

I too am struggling with the constraints panel. The icon that @nellya highlighted is not appearing in my panel. Anyone else having this issue?

djv
Figmate
Community Support
Oct 11, 2024 11:13 PM UTC

Hey @peggi_jeung1, sorry for the confusion!

@Nellya is correct. Keep in mind that you can apply constraints to any layer within a frame.

Be sure you’ve selected the layer in a frame in order for the Constraints icon to appear.

peggi_jeung1
Oct 11, 2024 11:30 PM UTC

Hi @dvaliao - the icon does not appear at all. It doesn’t matter what I click on 😦

Nellya
Power Member
Oct 12, 2024 7:26 AM UTC

Can you share a screenshot or a video? Or maybe a link to the file with the name of problematic element?

Ankit11
Oct 14, 2024 12:09 AM UTC

i dont understand this new update i cant find the union, exclude, subtract selection options can anyone help me with that

Rolka_Luke
Dec 19, 2024 4:08 PM UTC

The solutions above miss one thing—top level frames cannot have constraints, only elements or frames within the frame. Just in case anyone was clicking on their page wrapper and wondering why it won’t show.

vladon
New Member
Feb 1, 2025 12:38 AM UTC

As I can see it works with autolayouts on my mac
and doesn’t work on frames

or what’s wrong with me?

Dima_Novosad1
Active Member
Feb 19, 2025 12:19 AM UTC

​@vladon constrains are for nested objects within a frame. Click on layers/objects nested inside the frame to see those options. Objects in auto layout do not have constrains. Autolayout nested inside a frame will have constrains. Frame nested inside autolayout and both wrapped in a frame will each have their own constrains - autolayout to main frame and a layer within the frame inside auto layout will be constrain to that frame. Frame on canvas cannot be constrained because there’s nothing to constrain it too it’s empty space. 

Anna_Willoughby1
New Participant
Jul 2, 2025 1:10 AM UTC

This UI is so terrible.