Add auto layout to Sections

I discovered a solution! Follow these steps to apply Auto Layout to Sections:

1. Right-click on the Section and click Convert to frame
2. Add Auto Layout to the Frame and apply your desired values
3. Right-click on the Frame and click Copy properties
4. Right-click on the Frame and click Convert to section
5. Right-click on the Section and click Paste properties
6. Do a happy dance 🕺t2:

You will have to redo the process to modify the Auto Layout values, but it should do as a workaround until Figma intentionally adds this functionality.

Work like a charm! Thank you!

Thank you so much for this

+1 Yes please!

I use sections to organize my components (buttons, colors, cards, inputs etc. …)
I would like to be able to organize all these sections with Auto Layout.
For example, I currently have about 20 sections. Sometimes I need to expand, enlarge, or move individual sections to a different position

I hope I have described my wish clearly 😉

Cheers ^M^

👍 Manually resizing sections is too cumbersome. Considering their purpose is to help organize stuff on the canvas, it is almost surprising that autolayout has not been implemented from the start. We need this.

Hope to see a anouncement at Config

Although this did work for a short period of time, it no longer works as of the writing of this reply. This solution was technically a bug which has been squashed. Too bad. I liked this bug 😦

Why has it become impossible to apply Auto Layout to sections using Copy Properties since the release of UI3? I found it incredibly useful for quick direct mouse accessibility and frame organization within sections. Having this feature taken away is very disheartening. This change significantly impacts productivity. I strongly request the rollback of the Auto Layout property copying feature.

Same here. Really need this feature back