# Convert To Container functionality

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-to-container-functionality/3879>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [January 18, 2012, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-to-container-functionality/3879 "2012-01-18T22:50:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Greg.Buehler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@Greg.Buehler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Greg.Buehler)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-to-container-functionality/3879/1 "2012-01-18T22:50:31Z")

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The option is disabled for some groups, but enabled for others. Under what circumstances does “Convert to Container” work?

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**Author:** ![Carl.Gould](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/carl.gould/32/7262_2.png) [@Carl.Gould](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Carl.Gould)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-to-container-functionality/3879/2 "2012-02-10T18:19:30Z")

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Groups that contain only shapes, and no non-shape components are different than groups that contain non-shape components or a mix of shape and non-shape components.

Groups of only shapes cannot be converted into containers, because those groups support rotation, and normal containers do not.