# Adding shapes to a Perspective view

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-shapes-to-a-perspective-view/89456>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [April 25, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-shapes-to-a-perspective-view/89456 "2024-04-25T14:45:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-shapes-to-a-perspective-view/89456/1 "2024-04-25T14:45:50Z")

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I've got a coordinate container in Perspective. I'd like to use a shape (rectangle, square, circle), but I don't see how. Help...

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-shapes-to-a-perspective-view/89456/2 "2024-04-25T14:55:23Z")

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The Label component border and fill should do most of what you want.

![Label shapes](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/0/b/0b14192d8a649843e3311f7789f0cfb8fcbb4405.png)

Copy the code below, shift-right-click on your view and select Paste JSON into your project and examine.

> **Four shapes view**
>
> ```python
> [
> {
> "type": "ia.container.coord",
> "version": 0,
> "props": {},
> "meta": {
> "name": "root"
> },
> "position": {},
> "custom": {},
> "children": [
> {
> "type": "ia.display.label",
> "version": 0,
> "props": {
> "text": 1,
> "style": {
> "textAlign": "center",
> "borderStyle": "solid",
> "borderColor": "#0D4DAF",
> "borderWidth": 2
> }
> },
> "meta": {
> "name": "Label1"
> },
> "position": {
> "x": 35,
> "y": 43,
> "height": 32,
> "width": 50
> },
> "custom": {}
> },
> {
> "type": "ia.display.label",
> "version": 0,
> "props": {
> "text": 2,
> "style": {
> "textAlign": "center",
> "borderStyle": "solid",
> "borderColor": "#0D4DAF",
> "borderWidth": 5
> }
> },
> "meta": {
> "name": "Label2"
> },
> "position": {
> "x": 117,
> "y": 34,
> "height": 50,
> "width": 50
> },
> "custom": {}
> },
> {
> "type": "ia.display.label",
> "version": 0,
> "props": {
> "text": 3,
> "style": {
> "textAlign": "center",
> "borderStyle": "solid",
> "borderColor": "#0D4DAF",
> "borderWidth": 5,
> "borderTopLeftRadius": 20,
> "borderTopRightRadius": 20,
> "borderBottomRightRadius": 20,
> "borderBottomLeftRadius": 20
> }
> },
> "meta": {
> "name": "Label3"
> },
> "position": {
> "x": 210,
> "y": 34,
> "height": 50,
> "width": 50
> },
> "custom": {}
> },
> {
> "type": "ia.display.label",
> "version": 0,
> "props": {
> "text": 4,
> "style": {
> "textAlign": "center",
> "borderStyle": "solid",
> "borderColor": "#0D4DAF",
> "borderWidth": 5,
> "borderTopLeftRadius": "50%",
> "borderTopRightRadius": "50%",
> "borderBottomRightRadius": "50%",
> "borderBottomLeftRadius": "50%"
> }
> },
> "meta": {
> "name": "Label4"
> },
> "position": {
> "x": 293,
> "y": 35,
> "height": 50,
> "width": 50
> },
> "custom": {}
> }
> ]
> }
> ]
> 
> ```

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**Author:** ![GHMIbot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8baadc/32.png) [@GHMIbot](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/GHMIbot)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-shapes-to-a-perspective-view/89456/3 "2024-04-25T15:03:44Z")

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Thanks.

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**Author:** ![lrose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lrose/32/62724_2.png) [@lrose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrose)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/adding-shapes-to-a-perspective-view/89456/4 "2024-04-25T15:04:25Z")

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You can also use SVG's to make simple shapes like these, fairly painlessly.