Update: Animaapp recently updated their plugin with a new feature called “collapsing stacks”. This means you can now choose whether a stack ignores hidden layers in the group or not.
But when using our system and plugin, toggling the layer from visible to invisible will mess up your design because the stacks will ignore the spacings. Luckily, you can turn this new option off by selecting your stacked group and clicking on the stack folder icon in the auto-layout panel. There you can uncheck “collapsing”, and be on your merry way again.

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So how does this work?
- When you change a symbol that starts with the string “@spacing” (default) and deselect, our plugin will automatically trigger Sketch’s “reset to original size” function. The symbol will be updated, and its size will be updated to the new symbol’s original size.
- As a default, the spacings layer names should always start with “@spacing”: @spacing-16, spacing / @spacing-32,… This is the naming we use, but you can change this to match your own conventions in the Settings.
- Unlike Sketch’s own default setting, our plugin updates the layer name to match the name of the updated symbol.
Want to take it for a spin? You can download our Spacer plugin here!