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Antoine
Antoine
Active Member
October 20, 2022

Nested property hidden with multiple selection

  • October 20, 2022
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Been playing around with the “expose nested properties” feature currently in beta.
One of the great uses of variant properties is the ability to batch edit property values on multiple selected components. That use doesn’t carry over to exposed nested properties (yet I hope).

Demo file to help

When selecting one component instance exposing nested properties, said properties display fine. Add another instance of the same component to your selection (using Shift+Click), and the nested properties outright disappear from the right panel.

I haven’t seen this issue raised elsewhere! Do you experience it too?

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    Vijay_Strickland
    January 11, 2024

    have to make shitloads of variants instead of using nesting because of this 😢

    Paul_Lyons
    Paul_Lyons
    New Participant
    January 17, 2024

    Any news on an update to this @figma_support

      daken
      daken
      Active Member
      February 13, 2024

      need this man 😪 😗 😗 😪 😪 😪

      djv
      Figmate
      djv
      Community Support
      February 13, 2024

      Hey @Papes_Christoph,

      It has not been removed. Please reach out to the support team directly via this form for help: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

      Be sure to use your Figma account email, include a link to the file, and share it with support-share@figma.com so we can take a closer look.

      djv
      Figmate
      djv
      Community Support
      February 13, 2024

      Hey @daken,

      As mentioned above, this was already launched in November 2023.

      peter_fiek
      peter_fiek
      February 13, 2024

      I don’t think the solution was accurate to what the OP was asking because I’m having the same issue today. zach_ward2 explained it properly above.

      Yes, we are aware that nested properties can be exposed now, but when multiple component layers are selected, the nested properties disappear from the side panel.

      While these are helpful for some uses, this doesn’t cover the needs for the original issue/post.

      When selecting multiple components from a single component set, you aren’t able to adjust nested component properties. You have to select them individually to change them in the properties panel.

        frolovv
        frolovv
        February 14, 2024

        Hi! I checked the link and it seems to me that it doesn’t correspond to the question. When I select multiple instances, Figma doesn’t display the properties of the nested instances.

        djv
        Figmate
        djv
        Community Support
        February 20, 2024

        Hey @frolovv,

        The option to expose nested instances is available only if a main component:

        • already has an exposed nested instance, or
        • contains nested instances with component properties applied to it

        If you don’t see the Nested instances option, try applying a component property to a nested component first.

        More info here:

        Figma Learn - Help Center
        y_toku
        Figmate
        y_toku
        Community Support
        February 27, 2024

        Hi there,

        Around the 5-second mark in your video, it appears that you’re selecting two instances. Could you try selecting just one instance to see if the properties are shown?

        image

        Additionally, please ensure that you’ve exposed the properties of the nested instances in the main component. If you see the properties of the nested instances like in the attached sample, you should be able to see them when you click on the instance individually.

        image

        Please feel free to let us know if you hav further questions!

        Thanks,
        Toku

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