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N00b question: snap to grid only works sometimes


Matt_Eastwood

Hello everybody! I started working with Figma a few weeks ago and fell in love immediately. But there are some things that confuse me, and one is snapping to grid.

I have a layout grid that consists of columns and a grid. Most of the time, when designing or moving stuff, it snaps to my grid.

However, I’m making a polygon right now and when I drag the nodes (vertices? corners? I hope you know what I mean), they won’t snap to any grid, making it very difficult to design.

Video: Figma: Polygon doesn't Snap to Grid - YouTube

How can I fix this? What am I missing?

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Armin_Rouhanian

Hey there. I’ve run into this problem before. However, I don’t find it a problem.

I couldn’t reproduce it properly, but it seems if you zoom out a little, you’ll snap to grid as usual. I’m not sure if it’s a bug or it is meant to be this way.

Hope this helps 😃


Matt_Eastwood

Thanks, it’s much appreciated! Good to know I’m not alone with this issue. I thought perhaps I’d overlooked something.

I tried again at different zoom levels and while snapping feels a bit more reliable when dragging an entire object (e.g., a whole rectangle or polygon), single vertices move completely freely without adherence to any grid. Might just be something we have to live with.


Matt_Eastwood

Quick video showing more experimentation recorded just now… More Snap to Grid Experiments in Figma - YouTube


Avokadomos
  • Active Member
  • 377 replies
  • June 22, 2023

Vertices have never been able to snap to layout grids; only to the pixel grid. It is definitely a missing feature, especially if you’re designing icons.


Matt_Eastwood

Good to know, thanks!


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