# Drawing shapes in client (PathBasedVisionShape)

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drawing-shapes-in-client-pathbasedvisionshape/12763>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 8, 2017, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drawing-shapes-in-client-pathbasedvisionshape/12763 "2017-03-08T08:30:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Mmacerl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mmacerl/32/4024_2.png) [@Mmacerl](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mmacerl)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2017, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drawing-shapes-in-client-pathbasedvisionshape/12763/1 "2017-03-08T08:30:33Z")

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I would like to draw shapes like line, square and circle in the client but without using paintable canvas just like in designer. Why I don’t want to use paintable canvas is because later I want to get all the drawn elements as a component (.getComponents()) and that can’t be done using it. Is there a way to draw shapes in the designer and get them back as a component (PathBasedVisionShape)?  
Thank you for the answers.

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**Author:** ![anna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@anna](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anna)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drawing-shapes-in-client-pathbasedvisionshape/12763/2 "2017-03-08T19:10:27Z")

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Have you tried the shape tools?  
Check these out and see if that is what you are looking for: [https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/Drawing+Tools](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/Drawing+Tools)

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**Author:** ![Mmacerl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mmacerl/32/4024_2.png) [@Mmacerl](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mmacerl)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drawing-shapes-in-client-pathbasedvisionshape/12763/3 "2017-03-09T10:12:13Z")

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That’s exactly what I want to use but not in the designer. I want to be able to use shape tools in client.