Import from Figma improvement

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Hi,

Now Penpot have lack of features , for example work with images , shapes (I’m not find corner rounding in path tool)

Now we have import as file, you get old file and fully export it as file from figma to Penpot, its fine in general, but if you want edit image, work with path tool in Figma with rounding , make charts from circle in Figma, or something else , what important but not available in Penpot actually, you must do this:

  1. Export as .penpot in Figma
  2. Import as .penpot in Penpot
  3. Copy needed artboard with changes from 1 Penpot file
  4. Paste into another File.

But what if you make 2-5-10 changes , you get this steps actually:

  1. Export
  2. Delete old file (Or you want save this trash files on your server? For each change)
  3. Import newest file
  4. Copy
  5. Pastle.

So now, you can read it as Feature request.

Exporter part

  • Needed a choice , Export by file or by Artboard/layer
  • If it possible , save exported artboard in clipboard to simple pastle it to Penpot
    • For example all elements can be just a regular code which translated in Penpot format, but images can load in temporary hidden penpot cloud file, which created if you login in penpot app, to reduce bot’s.

Penpot app part

  • Needed import inside file .penpot file, but make it available only if file not contain pages , etc. Just as artboard in actual user page.

Actual Export/Import can make you problem in this state, which can be fixed like this, because even if you finish the missing features, your users can get this problem because now from figma popularity we have a much more plugins, which we can’t avoid in work…

Additional: (I mean here design) I can create a prototype for you of how it might all look, if it will make your work easier and can be accepted by you for processing.

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