How to add spacing around figures?

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Hi, I am trying to add some spacing around my figures. This seems to not be as simple as it ought to be. I have found this:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78622060/add-spacing-around-figure-in-typst
and from there have created the following:

  #let figure_spacing = 6em
  #show figure: it => {
    if it.placement == none {
      block(it, inset: (y: figure_spacing))
    } else if it.placement == top {
      place(
        it.placement + center,
        float: true,
        block(it, below: figure_spacing)
      )
    } else if it.placement == bottom {
      place(
        it.placement + center,
        float: true,
        block(it, above: figure_spacing)
      )
    } else {
      place(
        it.placement,
        float: true,
        block(it)
      )
    }
  }

6em spacing for testing purposes only.

For manual placement to top and bottom, this works great. However, for automatic placement (to top or bottom) this does not work. What do I have to put in the last else case to get proper spacing above the figure if its at the bottom, or below the figure if its at the top?

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It’s much simpler. For non-floating figures you can adjust the block element’s spacing parameter:

#show figure: set block(spacing: 6em)

If you want different amounts of spacing above and below the figure, change the above and below parameters instead.

For floating figures, there’s the place element’s clearance parameter:

#show figure: set place(clearance: 6em)
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Well, thank you very much! So it is as simple as it ought to be!

I had set the blocks inset before and that had wrecked my tables, so I was looking for a different solution. And I must have overlooked the clearance parameter. Thank you, this works like a charm!