# Ignition Maker, lack of drawing tools **URL:** \ **Category:** Maker\ **Tags:** ignition81, perspective\ **Created:** [January 31, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-lack-of-drawing-tools/69232 "2023-01-31T20:03:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Ruiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Daniel\_Ruiz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Daniel_Ruiz)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-lack-of-drawing-tools/69232/1 "2023-01-31T20:03:18Z")
Hello, all. I am using Ignition Maker edition V.8.1.23 (b2022121308) I used the normal edition some years go. With Maker edition I cannot find and use the Drawing Tools. Can someone tell me how to activate it? Here attach a photo, I guess that the _Drawing Tools_ option should be there. Thank you very much. ![Captura](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/3/a37e2d7a7991c95504cb77e9e09b5a50b2bc3514.png) ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-lack-of-drawing-tools/69232/2 "2023-01-31T20:06:32Z")
Coming soon to Perspective, and better than those in Vision. Not sure the release date though, but it looked pretty good in the ICCX developer panel preso late last year ---
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-lack-of-drawing-tools/69232/3 "2023-01-31T20:10:36Z")
@nminchin is there a published video for the ICCX panel you are referring to? ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-lack-of-drawing-tools/69232/4 "2023-01-31T20:11:21Z")
Yep, it's awesome 🙂 let me find it.. > **[Technical Keynote & Developer Panel](https://inductiveautomation.com/resources/icc/2022/technical-keynote-developer-panel)** > > This year, the co-creators of Ignition, Colby Clegg and Carl Gould will be expanding the traditional developer panel into a new format. In this new Technical Keynote, Colby and Carl will cover the recent progress of Ignition and look at the roadmap... ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-lack-of-drawing-tools/69232/5 "2023-01-31T20:16:24Z")
> [@Daniel\_Ruiz](#): > > I used the normal edition some years go. With Maker edition I cannot find and use the Drawing Tools. That's because they are currently only present in Vision, not Perspective, and Maker is Perspective-only. ---
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-lack-of-drawing-tools/69232/6 "2023-01-31T20:37:07Z")
FYI, 26:00 is approximately where they discuss drawing tools. ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_Ruiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Daniel\_Ruiz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Daniel_Ruiz)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 3:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-lack-of-drawing-tools/69232/7 "2023-02-01T03:52:43Z")
Thank you everyboy. So I have to wait, meanwhile I will use images. =D ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-lack-of-drawing-tools/69232/8 "2023-02-02T07:00:46Z")
I only use embedded SVGs. I wouldn't use raster images since they pixellate ---
**Author:** ![msteele](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/msteele/32/77889_2.png) [@msteele](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/msteele)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-lack-of-drawing-tools/69232/9 "2023-02-10T19:55:29Z")
@nminchin any suggestions on drawing tools for SVGs that improve the workflow into Ignition? Has anyone used Figma for this purpose? Or just tools like Illustrator/Inkscape? ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-maker-lack-of-drawing-tools/69232/10 "2023-02-10T21:04:21Z")
For icons, I create my icon libraries (a single SVG with stacked SVGs inside of them) using a python script which adds all SVGs within the folder into a single library. For other SVGs like device symbols, I just drag them into ignition and embed as needed. I don't really see there being a more optimal way, since device templates are created once generally. I don't do anything super fancy like Nader does with embedding massive pipe networks and animating those. I use Inkscape