# Custom Perspective Symbol States Not Working

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-perspective-symbol-states-not-working/115833>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [June 3, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-perspective-symbol-states-not-working/115833 "2026-06-03T16:39:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![matt.hallagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7feea3/32.png) [@matt.hallagan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/matt.hallagan)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-perspective-symbol-states-not-working/115833/1 "2026-06-03T16:39:36Z")

</div>

I am trying to use perspective symbol states specifically for the motor component. I need to create custom symbol states for Manual On/Off which have a designated color scheme.

The issue I am running into is that any custom style that I create seems to default to a gray color no matter what colors I edit within the state style.

For example, the state you see below is a copy of the "running" style that I renamed "manualOn", everything else is the same.

![Recording 2026-06-03 123613](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/e/c/ec217dcd9f6c53eff7557814311f20ebb6c429fa.gif)

When I attempt to test the new state, the motor turns Gray and has no animation. I have tried to restart the designer and restart the gateway but with no luck. I have tried to create states from scratch and copy as the example shows above. I am on Ignition Platform 8.3.2 and using perspective module 3.3.2.

![Recording 2026-06-03 123330](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/8/387d7263ed887e45cfb82139f28a317c18b40bd2.gif)

Does anyone know what is causing this issue?

Appreciate any help!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Programmatic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/programmatic/32/70979_2.png) [@Programmatic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Programmatic)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/custom-perspective-symbol-states-not-working/115833/2 "2026-06-11T14:56:17Z")

</div>

This might be an un-intended bug on the newer version(s)? I tried in on a project I had at gateway version 8.3.3 with perspective module version 3.3.3 and it also did not work for me.

I then tried it on a different project I have that is gateway version 8.1.53 and perspective module 2.1.53 and it worked fine.