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cameronsuorsa
Oct 25, 2022 7:51 PM UTC

Add auto layout to Sections

There are times when having sections free of constraints is nice… but my design team has become addicted to using auto layout with frames. In many cases when using sections, it would be amazing to perfectly space the inner sections out using auto layout.

101 replies

hyungjin.kil
Sep 14, 2024 9:53 AM UTC

Just shared on the Figma Community.
I hope this helps anyone looking to use Auto Layout in sections:
https://www.figma.com/community/file/1416721100241055771/auto-layout-section

Ignat_Remizov
New Member
Sep 25, 2024 10:22 AM UTC

+1!! I mean come on, how hard could it be to enable an existing feature on sections?

Marian_Tester
New Member
Oct 4, 2024 10:56 AM UTC

+1, please do enable adaptive sections, Figma

Ed_Aranda
Oct 7, 2024 8:21 PM UTC

Adding my vote (x1000) – this feature is necessary for sections to truly be useful without slowing down our workflow.

13an
Oct 11, 2024 12:37 PM UTC

まじでほしい!!運営たのむ!!つけてくれ!!一生ついてく!!

Joshua_Mormann
Oct 11, 2024 10:46 PM UTC

This doesn’t seem to work for me, but I’ll bet someone got it to work at the company I work for… because I do have a magical Section I found by accident somewhere along the way, and I just copy it whenever I want it…

Make it official @figma

Yuri_Ryzhenkov
Oct 15, 2024 5:45 PM UTC
  1. Allow to create sections for single object. It’s very common case. Sometimes you need to follow the whole structure of project and need to put one screen in section to not break everything.
  2. Add auto-layout functionality to align objects inside section. Now we use plugin “Screen Organizer” to make all margins consistent.
Monalisa
New Member
Oct 30, 2024 1:54 PM UTC

+1 Absolutely needed

romatou
New Member
Nov 1, 2024 8:52 AM UTC

+1 Vote from me for this feature idea

Nov 5, 2024 5:02 PM UTC

+1 - The solutions here pretty much say to convert a section the a frame and apply auto layout, but what’s lost is the hierarchy that sections provide. Seems like a lay-up feature, it makes it neat and organized for other collaborators!