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Lucid has released a new feature called assisted layout, which automatically aligns objects for a clean, structured workspace by snapping items into a grid pattern and adjusting container size as you add content. Check out our Use assisted layout to organize content in Lucid article from the Lucid Help Center to learn how assisted layout can optimize the appearance and organization of your Lucid document.

 

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If there is a dynamic table sitting inside a frame it would be beneficial if that frame could magically expand whenever we add a new row or column. That way we can use the assisted layout once and then the frame can manage itself- one and done. 
If you take it one step further what if the assisted layout could work with multiple dynamic tables inside a frame so when we add a new row or column they won’t overlap? It works for sticky notes. You have two sticky notes inside a container with the assisted layout feature turned on. You select the one on your left then press Tab twice. This new feature will move over the sticky note on your right to make room for two more in the middle. 
 


Omg…imagine if the assisted layout feature could be applied to the monthly calendar template. Imagine we could add multiple sticky notes inside any square for a date by pressing Tab and/or Return and that square would magically expand…
Right now pressing Tab and/or Return results in the sticky notes overlapping the surrounding dates. You can manually adjust the sides but you have to be careful to not move the entire calendar with one slight wrong adjustment. You can’t lock the calendar in place but then you can’t drag to adjust a square.
With the assisted layout feature for the monthly calendar template all these issues would be resolved. 


Thank you for providing your feedback here ​@patrickpereira1988!


Issue.

I add a frame to a Lucidspark board. I pick an aspect ratio (16:9). I apply assisted layout. I add one sticky note. The frame shrinks. It’s no longer a 16:9 frame. 
If I pick a 16:9 aspect ratio for example the frame should retain it even when one sticky note is added. The 16:9 frame should allow users to place the one sticky note on any of the empty placeholder spots. The frame should not shrink but instead only grow to compensate for the increasing amount of sticky notes once you reach the border. 
The frame no matter the aspect ratio should also not shrink whenever you remove any amount of sticky notes from it and place them back on the board. The frame should maintain its aspect ratio.
By having the frame maintain its aspect ratio and also seeing how many placeholders are within the frame we can then apply work limits. 


I double-checked and applied assisted layout then locked the frame which I never did before to see if that would resolve the shrinking issue. It didn’t. 
FigJam has the same type of feature where their section feature will grow in size the more sticky notes you add. But the benefit in FigJam is that the section won’t shrink the moment you add one sticky note or you start removing sticky notes. It always maintains its size. This is what I would like for Lucidspark. 


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