Feature Request: Reset Bounding Box / Auto-Swap Dimensions on Rotation
One workflow improvement that would greatly help designers transitioning from tools like Illustrator is better handling of rotated objects in the properties panel.
Currently in Figma, when a rectangle or shape is rotated 90°, the Width and Height values in the right-side Layout panel continue to reflect the object’s original, unrotated dimensions rather than its visual orientation.
For example:
- A rectangle created at 628 × 56
- Rotated -90°
- Still displays as W: 628 / H: 56
This can become confusing when working with:
- gradients
- auto layout
- constraints
- responsive components
- production handoff
- precise UI sizing
Adobe Illustrator recently improved this behavior by automatically updating dimensions based on orientation, or allowing users to use “Reset Bounding Box” to redefine the transformed state.
Suggested improvements:
- Automatically swap width/height values when rotating 90° or 270°
- Add a “Reset Bounding Box” command similar to Illustrator
- Allow users to redefine the current transformed state as the new base geometry
- Optionally add a preference toggle for “Display transformed dimensions”
This would make working with rotated elements feel significantly more intuitive and reduce unnecessary redraws or flattening workflows.