Symbols not expanding in Inspect Mode after exporting from Sketch 50

I would be sure to report this as a bug. I would bet it's because of some export changes that were made in (sketch 50) in  the way layers are exported. I was able to replicate this.

I can verify this. In my case I got no errors while syncing, but while syncing it entirely skips the expanding symbols step.

I switched back to Sketch 49.3 and opened the file again (after it was saved as a Sketch 50 file) and the problem remains.

So it looks like it may be a Craft issue or something that was changed in Sketch's file structure.

Getting the same result. Symbols are not importing correctly from Craft. I've also tried deleting in Invision and re-upload. No change. Also upgraded to Sketch 50, using Craft 1.0.62

Hi Leonard and Quintin,

So sorry to hear that you are also running into these issues. I would like for our Support team to take a closer looks at each of your situations further.

Leonard - I notice that you already have opened a ticket with our Support team about this issue. I will be sure to notify them of your post here in Community as well.

Quintin - I will open a ticket on your behalf with our Support team so they can help you troubleshoot. Please look for a message from them soon.

I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused you so far. Thanks for hanging in there!

Best,

Shaina

If anyone else is experiencing this issue, please contact our Support team directly here for the speediest resolution.

InVision just release Craft 1.0.63 yesterday afternoon which looks like it has resolved the issue. Working for me on Sketch 50.

Hi Leo,

Thank so much for reporting that information. Please let us know if there's anything we can help you with.

Have a wonderful day,

Shaina

UPDATE

Thank you so much for your patience while our engineering team worked to resolve the issue you were experiencing where symbols would not expand in Inspect. We apologize for the disruption this caused to your workflow. I'm sure that it was frustrating. 

I am happy to report that our Engineering team was able to pinpoint the cause of this issue and has released a fix. Yesterday afternoon, we released Craft Manager 1.0.63. When you get a moment, please make sure you update to the latest version of Craft Manager. If you haven't been prompted automatically, you can manually check for updates by doing the following:

     1. Click on the "C" icon in the macOS menu bar.
     2. Click on the cogwheel icon in the Craft Modal.
     3. Choose "Preferences"
     4. Near the bottom you should see the current version of Craft Manager and a link to "Check for Updates."
     5. If Craft hasn't already updated, click on "Check for Updates" and let 1.0.63 install.

Once you've installed 1.0.63, please try syncing your projects again. Once you re-sync your projects, your symbols should display in Inspect as expected. Please give this a try and let us know if the behavior is resolved or if you continue to have trouble.

Again, thank you so much for your patience. We appreciate the time you took to report this issue to us.

Cheers,

Shaina

I am still having this issue using Sketch 50.2 and Craft 1.0.66.

Hi Chris,

So sorry to hear that you're running into this issue. As a next step, I'd like to have you perform a comprehensive, deep uninstall/reinstall of Craft using the steps below, as well as update to the latest version of Craft Manager 1.0.67. This can help to rule out or pinpoint an array of possible issues that could be going on here. Please skip any steps that are not applicable (e.g. if a file/folder mentioned is not present) and let me know if you get stuck anywhere along the way:

1. Close Craft Manager (by clicking into the "C" > clicking the gear icon > choosing Close).
2. Go into Sketch, and navigate to Plugins ➝ Manage Plugins.
3. In the pop-up modal, select Craft by InVision Labs, and click the gear icon in the lower left and select the uninstall option. This will move some items to the trash.
4. Quit Sketch entirely.
5. Open the Activity Monitor (via Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor), and then force quit the Craft Manager and Panels (if applicable) processes.
6. Open Spotlight and search for ~/Library/Application Support/
7. Delete the com.invisionlabs.CraftManager folder, the com.invisionlabs.CraftManager.json file, the com.invisionlabs.CraftInstaller folder, and the CraftManager folder.
8. Open the com.bohemiancoding.sketch3 folder.
9. Delete the Panels folder (if applicable). Please note that these steps will remove any custom Type or Photos items you’ve created in Craft Data. If you'd like to preserve those, please go to ~/Library/Application Support/com.bohemiancoding.sketch3/Panels/.settings and back up the file "com.invisionlabs.data."
10. Open the Plugins folder.
11. Delete the Panels.sketchplugin file (if applicable).
12. Navigate to the Downloads folder.
13. Search for craftinstaller and delete any files that deal with the Craft Installation process.
14. In Applications or the folder in which you installed Craft Manager, delete CraftManager.app.
15. Empty the Trash.
16. Go to https://craft-assets.invisionapp.com/CraftManager/production/CraftManager.zip and unzip the CraftManager
17. Drag and drop the Craft Manager app into your computer's "Applications" folder or the folder of your choice before launching it.
18. Open Craft Manager and then install Craft for Sketch.
19. If you had backed up the "com.invisionlabs.data" file before performing these steps: launch Sketch now in order to rebuild the ` ~/Library/Application Support/com.bohemiancoding.sketch3/Panels/.settings ` directory. Then, place the backed up "com.invisionlabs.data" file in the ".settings" folder and restart Sketch to restore your custom Type & Photos items.

Once you have completed this, try syncing your project again and let me know if you are still experiencing the same issues. If you are still experiencing issues, can you please provide what version of the Craft Sync + Prototype plugin you are using?

Thanks in advance for your patience,

Shaina

Still having the same issue. Symbols have been marked for export, but do not appear as downloadable. Symbols, with symbols in them are not expanded either. Currently using Craft Sync + Prototype 2.3.75

Hey Chris,

Thanks for reaching back out. I'd like to have our Support team look into your specific case. I'll be putting y'all in touch shortly, so keep your eye out for an email from the team. Thanks for bearing with us!

Beth

Hi Invision Support Team,
I just finished the 19 Step plan from above and still got the same issue:
In the inspect mode, symbols are now shown as one layer without any nested layers inside. This is a fairly new thing, as the untouched files from last week were ok, until I synched them today.

I didn't notice any errors.

Craft Manager v1.0.73(126)
Craft 1.0.55
Sketch 52.5

Best,
Phil.

Hi Philip,

Sorry to hear you're running into these issues in Inspect Mode. Can you please provide a screenshot or screencast displaying the issues you're facing?

Additionally, we have seen that clearing data (cache and cookies) from your browser has worked for others in the past. For help doing that, please see Clearing your browser's cache and cookies for more detail. Once cleared as per the above instructions, please restart your browser and attempt to perform the InVision action again. If you're still having trouble after that, please do let me know.

If you still have trouble in an incognito browser and after you clear your cache and cookies, please let me know which browser and version you are using and if any other browsers are having issues as well.

Best,

Shaina

Hi Shaina,

now I tried this after removing the cache and cookies and in incognito mode in two browsers.

Google Chrome Version 70.0.3538.110

and

Safari Version 11.1.2

One thing is better now:

A folder which had a couple of layers inside was displayed as a layerless symbol before. It is displayed correctly now. I can see all the layers now in inspect mode and the units and values of them.

But what is still not visible (in the right hand side menu) are all the styles, values and overrides that the symbols have. And in general no child-elements of symbols.

The attached screenshot shows a symbol with 2 textfields inside. All I get from inspect mode is the size of the whole symbol.

Thanks for your support,
Phil.

I experience the same problem today. Symbols imported to Invision cannot be inspected. 

Sketch 52.5

Craft Manager v1.0.73 (126) 

Also experiencing the same problem... but only on some symbols.

Sketch 52.5

Craft Manager v1.0.73

Please fix this issue... it's really frustrating for the developers not to be able to inspect stuff... right now we have to "detach from symbol" all the time

Hi Philip,

Thank you very much for running through those steps! Sorry to hear that you're still encountering issues.

As a next step, can I please ask you to open Craft Manager, click on the cogwheel in the top right corner, open the Preferences and head to the Sync tab to make sure that the checkbox “Prevent upload of unmodified artboards” is unticked? Could you please then re-sync the artboard and let me know if that solves the issue? 

Additionally, could you also head to www.whatsmybrowser.org and paste the link it generates for you in your reply?

Thanks,

Shaina

Hi Dexter and Bruno,

Thank you very much for providing your Sketch and Craft Manager version numbers. Can you please also provide the following information?:

     1. Could you share a screenshot or screencast showing what’s going wrong?
     2. Can you head to  > About this Mac and take a screenshot of the window that appears?

I apologize for the inconvenience that this is causing for you in the meantime, and hope to get you some answers soon!

Look forward to hearing from each of you,

Shaina

Symbols can't be seen in inspector for me either. Everything is up-to-date.

Hi Tara,

Can you please also provide the information requested above?:

     1. Could you share a screenshot or screencast showing what’s going wrong?
     2. Can you head to  > About this Mac and take a screenshot of the window that appears?
     3. Additionally, can you confirm whether or not you are using the Anima plugin?

Look forward to hearing from you,

Shaina

Can I email you a link of the screencast so that it's private?

Hi Tara,

Absolutely! I will open a ticket on your behalf with our Support team request the same information so that they can troubleshoot with you privately. Please look for a message requesting this information shortly.

Thanks,

Shaina

I'm experiencing the same problem as well, just with some symbols.

My specs:
Mojave 10.14
Sketch 52.5
Craft v1.0.73

Yes I'm using Anima plugin

Hi Shaina,
I'd rather share my whatsmybrowser data privately.
The “Prevent upload of unmodified artboards” checkbox was unchecked since before I went through all steps of deleting and reinstalling craft.

I think I found the reason: I have the Anima plugin installed too and deactivating the plugin did the trick for me.

Update:
Well, this was premature.
Yes, the symbols expand and I see the layers.
But there is still one last thing that still isn't correct: some overrides of symbols do not show up. In my example, I have a state-layer and a color-layer. And in some cases they are not accounted for in the layer menu (the state layer) or the override-values are not in the right sidebar (color layer).
The only way to make them show up for me is, to remove the overrides completely and enter the exact same ones again.

I cannot do that for all instances of all elements. Any ideas?

Hi Rebecca and Philip,

Thank you for providing those details! We have noticed that users encounter similar issues when the Anima plugin is turned on.

However, I would still like for our Support team to do some further troubleshooting to get to the root of the issues you're encountering, and will be opening a ticket on each of your behalf. Please look for a message from our Support team soon.

I apologize for any inconvenience that this is causing for you in the meantime.

Thanks for your patience,

Shaina

12/7/18 Announcement

If anybody else is encountering this issue on Sketch 52.5 and Craft Manager 1.0.73 which using the Anima Toolkit plugin, please contact our Support team directly here to report.

I have the same issue with latest plugins and Sketch.

As soon as I turn off Anima and re-upload to InVision I can see the content of Symobls. With Anima enabled it shows just the symbol with no child elements.

So I guess Craft and Anima Dev's will have to take a look at this.

Please find a quick solution though, as both Anima and InVision are kind of essential to our workflow and dev's not being able to inspect is a real problem.

Thanks.

ps: I tried the steps outlined above, but they made no difference.

Hi Armin,

So sorry for the trouble here with symbols when using Craft and Sketch with the Anima plugin. We are aware that several users run Anima when using our products and that it has caused some issues in the past. We want to make sure to get to the bottom of this and find a solution.

I have opened a ticket on your behalf with our Support team through your comment on this other Community thread. Please look for a message from our Support team soon.

Thanks for your patience,

Shaina