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Mr.Biscuit
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January 23, 2021

LAUNCHED: True Aspect Ratio Lock

  • January 23, 2021
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Can we get a true aspect ratio lock when the ‘Constrain Proportions’ is on?WX20210123-114719@2x A true aspect ratio lock means two things:

  1. When dragging on a node with ‘constrain proportions’, its width and height always stay in their original ratio no matter which direction you drag it.
  2. When resizing on the parent of a node with ‘constrain proportions’ that happens to be constrainedWX20210123-112532@2x, the node takes on the smallest of its supposed width and height, and calculates its ratio accordingly.

This would be so very helpful to polygon shapes that want to stay in that shape. Consider a spider chart. When you resize its parent, you don’t want the ‘spider net’ to squish squash; neither will you want a doughnut to turn into an oval.

*Resizing of the node’s parent layer is inevitable if you need responsive designs.

Pinned Reply By Celine_

Hey everyone, thanks for your patience! It’s fully rolled out now!

You can now lock the aspect ratio of almost any object in Figma – including frames, shapes, images, videos, vectors, and text – so that the proportions of that object are respected as you scale the object or its parent container.

 More info in the release notes here.

214 replies

Nic77
April 4, 2024

+1 this is really needed

Stan5
New Participant
April 4, 2024

The feature just seems broken

Kyle_Johnson
New Participant
April 9, 2024

+1 Still waiting for this feature 3 years later

ahainen
Active Member
April 11, 2024

The year is 2049. Figma’s built in AI designs entire worlds near instantly. True Aspect Ratio Lock is still on the calendar as TBD.

Rafastesia
April 12, 2024

Mindblowing we are still waiting for this. I find the need of this feature again and again and again. It is funny I can create such a complex design but not locking an aspect ratio in an image. Seriously, it is completely absurd.

Viktor_Engelbert
April 19, 2024

What are the odds we will see this fixed at Config? It would be great if Figma fixed this very basic feature before adding advanced features like “code connect” etc

dennsi
Active Member
April 22, 2024

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 absolutely agree

Felix_Bonge
April 23, 2024

+1 This is such an essential feature. I would have needed this so many times already. Please implement it 🙏

Ian_Palmgren
Active Member
May 6, 2024

I have been requesting this feature for 3+ years now. Adding a comment to support this thread and hopefully get some more exposure

MattFannin
New Participant
May 10, 2024

Also adding a big +1 to this.

I’ve been using various workarounds for years now, like many others I’m still super surprised this doesn’t exist yet — I swear I google “Figma aspect ratio” once a month just to make sure it hasn’t stealth launched without me noticing!

I did a bit of a deep-dive on the workaround techniques recently and came up with some improvements to the ‘angled line’ one some folks might be interested in (mostly making it much easier to calculate exactly the combination angles needed and removing the need to infinitely nest more spacers inside each other). Also just discovered some kinda weird interesting stuff about auto layout and rotation at the same time.

Made a write up about it here for anyone interested in a distraction while we wait for it! 🤞