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Scaling and bounding box handle bugs in Grid Auto Layout

  • July 23, 2026
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HJW

Issue 1:
Sometimes, when you try to resize objects inside grid auto layout by dragging one side, the opposite side moves instead. It’s extremely confusing. I can see how this makes sense in regular auto layout, but not in grid auto layout, especially when there aren’t any other objects on the grid. It seems to happen consistently with rotated or flipped objects, but I just experienced it with an object whose rotation was set to 0°. In the attached video, you can also see a strange jump while resizing.

Issue 2:
In grid auto layout, if you drag one side of an object but don’t align it exactly with a grid line, the resize handle on the opposite side disappears until you snap it back to the grid.

It’s also strange that I can’t option click to resize an object from its center point like you can outside of auto layout.

Please see the attached videos.

2 replies

adamsmasher
Figmate
  • adamsmasher
  • Figmate
  • July 24, 2026

Hi, ​@HJW. Thanks for your post and for the screen recordings - very helpful!

 

For the first issue, I think that jump might be happening when the object reaches a certain width or height relative to the parent. Regarding which side actually increases in size, that does look counter-intuitive. Is it always the opposite side of the one you click and drag? With your second issue, I see what you mean with the handle. Hmm… We actually just released an updated version of auto-layout that more closely aligns to CSS flex box. You can freely switch back and forth, so I’m wondering if it’s worth switching to see if that both resolves the issues and also behaves more like you’d expect. If you select a layer and click the icon for auto-layout settings, you should see an option there to switch.

HJW
  • HJW
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  • July 27, 2026

1st isse: I’m new to Figma so I haven’t tried it out that much. It feels a bit random. It usually works fine, but it definitely starts changing the opposite side when the object is rotated or flipped.

2nd issue: Seems like it’s related to the position alignment. I’m forced to use one of the alignment options. When I use center align, the handles does not disappear, but then I’m forced to resize both sides simultaneously. 
I don’t have the option to switch to an updated layout. The dropdown in auto layout settings only gives me the option to switch between included and excluded strokes. Searching the actions menu doesn’t show anything about switching layouts.

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