Create and Manage Variables

Learn how to create and manage design variables within Core Framework, and seamlessly sync them to Figma for consistent and dynamic design control across your projects.

Creating Variables

Variables should be created within the Core Framework plugin. Once created, these variables will automatically synchronize with Figma’s local variables upon saving your changes.

Managing Variables

To manage variables, make all necessary adjustments within the Core Framework plugin. Ensure you save any changes after completing modifications to ensure updates are applied correctly.

Important: Variables should be edited exclusively through the Core Framework plugin and not through Figma’s interface (including the Variables modal or other editable sections). Changes saved in Core Framework will overwrite any existing variables in Figma.

Accessing the Variable Modal

To view the variables generated from Core Framework within Figma, follow these steps:

1. Ensure that you have clicked 'Save' in the Core Framework plugin before accessing the variables for the first time, as Figma will collect and add them as Local variables.

2. Deselect all objects on the Figma canvas by pressing the Escape key or clicking on an empty space on the canvas.

3. In the right-hand sidebar, locate the Local variables section.

4. Click on the Local variables tab to open the Variables modal.

Within this modal, you can observe all variables generated from Core Framework.

Here is a view of Brand color variables generated from Core Framework in Figma's variables modal!

Any further changes you make in Core Framework will update in the modal as soon as you save changes!