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Disable auto-nesting/auto-reparenting while moving objects

  • February 11, 2021
  • 64 replies
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Chris_Ford

I’d also like to request a feature to disable the auto-nesting/reparenting when moving objects. It’s a bit frustrating when objects get nested in every frame/group they pass over. Could we have a toggle or a keyboard shortcut for more control, similar to how Adobe Illustrator handles object movement? This would greatly streamline my workflow.

neff
  • neff
  • March 18, 2024

Yes, coming from XD (like many) this auto-nesting behavior is terrible. Especially because the holding of the spacebar doesnt work reliable.

I’m fighting with the interface every time I try to just quickly move an icon in a group and then suddenly having it auto-inserting into an underlaying group.

    djv
    Figmate
    • djv
    • Community Support
    • March 18, 2024

    Hey All, thanks for the feedback and apologies for the late acknowledgement!

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

      Marco_Yu
      • Marco_Yu
      • New Member
      • April 14, 2024

      This stupid annoying problem hasn’t been solved yet? What are you doing Figma team

        B
        • Bryan16
        • April 19, 2024

        Three years is more than ‘late acknowledgement’

        Stu_BC
        • Stu_BC
        • April 26, 2024

        What @Neff said. Please fix this.

        Levang_Ray
        • Levang_Ray
        • New Participant
        • June 20, 2024

        Fix this please.

        Ryan_Brown1
        • Ryan_Brown1
        • New Participant
        • January 15, 2025

        Yes, totally agree with all of this. There should be a checkbox on every frame to disable this functionality by default.

        Also the current spacebar functionality should be reversed to where holding spacebar and dragging means that you want to nest the object. Otherwise dragging and dropping should not nest.
         

         

        Blake Hicks
        • Blake Hicks
        • New Member
        • January 15, 2025

        1000% cosign. This has been my biggest peeve with Figma from day one.

        Cristóbal Alarcón

        Holding spacebar doesn’t seems to work on my end. This feature is really annoying :(

        mattiasaaaaaa
        • mattiasaaaaaa
        • New Member
        • February 11, 2025

        please fix this!! +1

        mumen88
        • mumen88
        • New Member
        • February 15, 2025

        this is so annoying tbh. It’s useful in 1/10 use cases. Def should be an opt in than default. 

        Maks Charankouski

        4 years have passed and we're still here. I hate auto-nesting so much that I'll pay for a tool that promotes it with the slogan "like figma but without auto-nesting behaviour"!

        claymedia
        • claymedia
        • New Member
        • September 3, 2025

        Seriously, has anyone ever found this UX useful? If I want to put an object in another group, I will use the layers panel. Usually there are way too many layers of groups to trust that it will drag into the correct place. Combine this with auto-layout and it makes for an extremely frustrating experience.

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