# Drawing Tools in perspective

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**Created:** [September 28, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drawing-tools-in-perspective/51407 "2021-09-28T14:53:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 28, 2021, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/drawing-tools-in-perspective/51407/5 "2021-09-28T20:12:30Z")

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+1 for using Inkscape. Make sure to save as an optimised SVG. I use the settings here:

> [@\[BUG-11342\] Perspective - Can't draw any shapes](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-11342-perspective-cant-draw-any-shapes/20690/22):
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> Not sure if worth mentioning, that if you do use Inkscape, you should save your SVGs as an Optimised SVG and not as an Inkscape SVG. It pulls all the crap out of the file. I use these settings fwiw: Edit: uncheck the top option, don't remove unused ids [image] [image] [image] Edit: maybe should uncheck the convert css to XML option

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