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Horhay
August 1, 2024
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Swimlanes in Lucidspark

  • August 1, 2024
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Hi all!

I’m sure there is an easy answer for this, but I’ve been on the hunt and just can't find it.

I’d like to create swimlanes directly in Lucidspark. I’ve been able to create the swimlanes in LucidCHART, and copy/paste them into Spark, but is there a way to natively create them in Spark? I’ve looked and looked in help and all thru the Googles, but just can’t see a solution...though it’s probably staring me right in the face. The closest I’ve been able to come is to create a Dynamic Table, but that’s not exactly what I’m looking for.

TIA!

Best answer by Shantel Gillette

Hello,

Great question! I didn’t find a native way to create them directly from Lucidspark. However, using our new feature Quick Tools, I am able to add the shapes to a shape bank for dragging out when needed, which saves time based on the process you said you are currently using.

I started by copying/pasting the swimlanes I wanted to use into a Lucidspark board. Then I opened the “more tools” menu from the left, and clicked on Quick Tools. 
 

 

 

Then I selected the “Custom shape bank” and added it to my board.
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Then I drag the swimlanes I wanted to use into the custom shape bank. Now I am able to use this shape bank to drag out swimlanes when I need them. I also found that I can copy/paste this shape bank into other Lucidspark boards for quick access (rather than following the steps above on a whole new board).
 



Another possible solution is to use our fast product switching tool to toggle between Lucidchart and Lucidspark to add swimlanes. 

I know this solution isn’t what you were asking for, and we are very interested in your feedback. If you’re open, would you please post your feedback here? 

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Shantel Gillette
Shantel GilletteAnswer
Lucid product team
August 1, 2024

Hello,

Great question! I didn’t find a native way to create them directly from Lucidspark. However, using our new feature Quick Tools, I am able to add the shapes to a shape bank for dragging out when needed, which saves time based on the process you said you are currently using.

I started by copying/pasting the swimlanes I wanted to use into a Lucidspark board. Then I opened the “more tools” menu from the left, and clicked on Quick Tools. 
 

 

 

Then I selected the “Custom shape bank” and added it to my board.
​​​​​


Then I drag the swimlanes I wanted to use into the custom shape bank. Now I am able to use this shape bank to drag out swimlanes when I need them. I also found that I can copy/paste this shape bank into other Lucidspark boards for quick access (rather than following the steps above on a whole new board).
 



Another possible solution is to use our fast product switching tool to toggle between Lucidchart and Lucidspark to add swimlanes. 

I know this solution isn’t what you were asking for, and we are very interested in your feedback. If you’re open, would you please post your feedback here? 

Shantel Gillette
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    milameh
    January 15, 2026

    Today for swimlanes we create and edit them in Lucidchart and switch to Lucidspark for PI - SaFe Agile work. When will the swimlane edits features are going to be available in Lucidspark natively?

    alison cheney
    alison cheney
    Lucid community team
    January 16, 2026

    Hi ​@milameh,

    Thank you for your response. That definitely sounds like a compelling use case, and I can see how it would streamline your workflow!

    While we aren't able to provide a specific timeline for this type of update at the moment, Shantel’s recommendations remain the best path forward for now.

     

    We are very interested in your feedback and committed to continually improving our products. Please first search the Product Feedback section of this community (with the filter Topic Type = Idea) to see if this same feedback has already been submitted. If so, please add any additional details you’d like and upvote the request - this consolidation helps to refine feedback and properly capture the popularity of the request.

    If no one has submitted this idea yet, please create one of your own and be sure to include details about your use case or what you’d like to see in this experience. This will also allow other users with similar requests to discover and upvote it, then add details of their own.
     

    Finally, for more information on how Lucid manages feedback via this community, take a look at this post:

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