FigJam connectors in Figma

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April 21, 2021
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When creating hand-off documents I like to showcase user flows by using arrows between different UI elements. I have to use plugins to create these arrows at the moment. When playing with Figjam I notice it had a connector option - this is great. I would love it if we could also have this connector option inside Figma as it would be a HUGE timesaver for hand-off.

I would like to think this would be a super easy update given that we can already edit connectors inside Figma. We just need a connector button in the toolbar like so:

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Myrto

The connector lines and shapes are very helpful when creating user flows. Will these also be supported on the Figma design files? So it’s much easier to create high fidelity user flows…

111349

Came here to add same feedback. It will be very helpful. Please add this function to standart design tools.
I use plugins to add connections, but this less useful than your connections. Like this flexible 👍

Josh

Former Community Manager

Not at the moment, however you can copy and paste them from FigJam into Figma. I’ve moved this into the Feedback category and updated the title. That way others can vote and add additional comments. 🙂

Buck

+1 This is definitely something that could add a ton of value to the core Figma functionality! It needs to be accessible in normal project/design files and not just in Figjam.

Josh

Former Community Manager

While connectors aren’t officially supported in Figma they can be copy and pasted in from FigJam

Joseph_CooperAuthor

I know. What I’m saying is it would make so much sense and be a huge time saver if we had them in Figma Design too!

Pat

Would be great also if you could anchor the connector links to any part of an image or object rather that just the sides. So that if you copy/paste a design you can anchor to buttons, menus, links on the design

Cram_Design

I completely agree. They should be some sort of smart shape like stars, polygons, and arcs.

To be very honest, I don’t understand why FigJam is a separate product, it should be the same file to work on but with a simpler toolset. Design/Prototype/Inspect/Whiteboard. Clearly a lot of hard work and intelligence was brought forth to create FigJam but it seems to me that there is a lot of overlap with Figma.