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A_Gussenberg
A_Gussenberg
Jul 13, 2023 8:38 AM UTC

Calculation formula within variable input

Hey folks, first of all I love the new variable function. Within the setup of spacings I want to reference my base value (“8”) and do calculations, e.g. (spacing-base)*2". This works fine and the value is calculated properly within the input to add a new variable. But I expected not that the calculation string changes to the absolute value. With this behaviour I loose the connection/ reference to my base value and the calculation is some how obsolete.

Does anybody feel the same?
Will there be an update?

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Thanks

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    dalemoore
    dalemoore
    Jul 22, 2024 7:37 PM UTC

    Co-signing yet another great and much-needed feature. Love Figma, keeps getting better—let’s keep pushing it with new features like this. 🙂

      MaKo
      MaKo
      Jul 25, 2024 1:07 PM UTC

      +1 for this great idea

        Robin_Williams2
        Robin_Williams2
        New Participant
        Aug 13, 2024 1:11 PM UTC

        This feels like a function that was missed, among others. Definitely need this feature…+1000000000

          Riccardo_Cusatelli
          Aug 21, 2024 5:40 PM UTC

          +1 here.
          Also formula on colors would be fantastic! With this feature I’d be able to set main theme color and automatically derive all intermediate colors from it.

            Vico
            Aug 22, 2024 12:33 PM UTC

            +1 as well. This would be a gamechanger and making base components a lot easier

              Elena_Titos
              Elena_Titos
              New Member
              Sep 7, 2024 10:14 AM UTC

              +1. Yes, please. It would be awesome!

                Ivica_Batinic1
                Ivica_Batinic1
                New Participant
                Sep 12, 2024 2:59 PM UTC

                Penpot will have this feature pretty soon.

                Penpot and Tokens Studio: References & Math
                  LXNDR
                  LXNDR
                  New Member
                  Sep 12, 2024 7:18 PM UTC

                  Let’s keep this one alive, even though it might be a micro-feature. It’s similar to a few other features I’ve been looking around at, so I hope it gets lumped in with those.

                  Praying the Figma dev team adds this soon! It seems like a small addition considering that we already have variables.

                    Anna_Rocca1
                    Anna_Rocca1
                    Sep 12, 2024 8:01 PM UTC

                    NEED THIS +1 this is extremely helpful if you are showing your designs in static mode to clients to give them an easy understanding of something you are trying to convey - I am not a prototyper nor do I plan to start, but I am a HEAVY variable user

                      djv
                      Figmate
                      djv
                      Community Support
                      Sep 12, 2024 10:09 PM UTC

                      Hey All, thanks for the feedback here!

                      We’ll pass this onto the team for future consideration.

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