# Grouping operation breaks paintable canvas

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/grouping-operation-breaks-paintable-canvas/3801>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [December 22, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/grouping-operation-breaks-paintable-canvas/3801 "2011-12-22T21:43:19Z")\
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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:** [December 22, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/grouping-operation-breaks-paintable-canvas/3801/1 "2011-12-22T21:43:19Z")

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There is something weird with grouping paintable canvas components. The pump is displayed along with a mutated version of the actual contents of the paintable canvas.  
[paintablecanvas.vwin](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/1X/cbff5cc32e72e6861224d4333b650ce9ad61bf83.vwin) (10.8 KB)