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Alexander_Tazh
Alexander_Tazh
June 1, 2021

Push-reset overrides of instances from the main component

  • June 1, 2021
  • 14 replies
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Hey, guys, we can push overrides to main component from an instance, all right.

But why can’t we push the changes you made in the compontent into all instances. I mean, let’s say you changed something in the main component, but if that aspect is already somehow defined in the instance, the instance wouldn’t change!

It’s kind of insane, do you know what I mean? I mean the component’s main purpose is for us to be able to just work with component, and the instances must change accordingly on the fly, by themselves. But in this system it does not work this way.

We need a ‘Reset overrides on all instances’ option, to be able to push reset all instances from a single click, from the main component right-clicking.

Thank you!

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    Sebastian40
    November 22, 2023

    I spend half of my day resetting layers. Of course, I report to my line manager and also to our client what I did all day.

    Tazh_Studio
    Tazh_Studio
    November 23, 2023

    I think it’s definetely a bug, that happened after some recent update. We need to report it to @Figma_Moderation

    Btw, @Sebastian40 how about ‘Reset all’ changes or the solution posted by Daniel_Pavlovic above:
    “Just delete the Element inside parent component and apply new one, all instances will reset as element is deleted.”

    Sebastian40
    November 23, 2023

    @Tazh_Studio thanks for the hint.
    But I’m adapting an entire design system of a brand for another brand, so this is complex and comprehensive. I do not want to always “Reset all”, because I would have to restore some overrides.
    The other solution can also be applied in only some cases.

      r_sh
      r_sh
      Active Member
      July 9, 2024

      I’m also encountering issues with this. We want to push an override for an autolayout change to ALL instances, without disrupting the other instance overrides. The instances are keeping the previous defaults as if they were an override. If we did “Reset All”, it would cause major issues by breaking the other overrides.

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