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Asset Export, Export for Screens, or scripting? A decision guide for repeatable SVG and PNG drops from multi-artboard Illustrator files, with a concrete setup and validation pass.
How Figma Component Variants model state as named properties, how to switch them programmatically via the Plugin API's variantProperties, and how boolean properties prevent combinatorial explosion.
Sass @import creates global name collisions across teams. @use and @forward introduce namespacing, private members, and a curated public API for large stylesheets. Here's how to migrate safely.
Sketch stores component overrides as deltas from master definitions, keeping files small and library updates predictable, but deep nesting and many overrides introduce sync and performance trade-offs.
Adobe XD Coediting lets multiple designers edit a cloud document live via operational transformation. It works well for small teams but hits performance and feature limits — prototype mode, tokens, and plugins stay unsynced — and Adobe has placed XD in maintenance mode.
Architecture note on using CSS Custom Properties as design-system primitives: flat token namespaces, cascade-based theming, trust boundaries with JavaScript, DevTools validation, and failure modes like cyclic references and silent calc() failures. Includes migration triggers for token systems.
Component Variants collapse sprawling per-state components into one master with explicit properties. Here's how they work with auto-layout and libraries, a concrete button example, and where they break down.
Sketch's Smart Layout recalculates symbol geometry when overrides change content size — but only if you understand its flow engine, nesting rules, and the version-specific edges where it silently stops working.
A diagnostic workflow for slow Figma files: confirm the file is at fault, isolate the cause with a duplicate-and-delete test, apply targeted fixes, and know when to escalate to support.
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