# Ignition Perspective Crash - Working with SVG

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-crash-working-with-svg/50824>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [September 10, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-crash-working-with-svg/50824 "2021-09-10T11:27:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![helge.rosvik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/57b2e6/32.png) [@helge.rosvik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/helge.rosvik)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-crash-working-with-svg/50824/1 "2021-09-10T11:27:10Z")

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I am using Ignition 8.1.10, when embedding several svg’s in a perspective page (Coordinate container), I get a error message when saving. Upon restart all my work since last save is gone. It crashes about half of the times I try to save. I’m trying to make a PID using empbedded svg’s for some of the symbols.

Is this a 8.1.10 bug, of has anyone else experienced this when working with svg’s in Perspective?

error:  
TimeoutException

Ignition v8.1.10 (b2021090812)  
Java: Azul Systems, Inc. 11.0.11

Full:  
java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException  
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.timedGet(Unknown Source)  
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.get(Unknown Source)  
at com.inductiveautomation.perspective.designer.workspace.ViewResourceEditor.getObjectForSave(ViewResourceEditor.java:484)  
at com.inductiveautomation.perspective.designer.workspace.ViewResourceEditor.getObjectForSave(ViewResourceEditor.java:67)  
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.tabbedworkspace.ResourceEditor.commit(ResourceEditor.java:166)  
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.tabbedworkspace.TabbedResourceWorkspace.commitAll(TabbedResourceWorkspace.java:331)  
at com.inductiveautomation.perspective.designer.workspace.ViewWorkspace.notifyProjectSaveStart(ViewWorkspace.java:317)  
at com.inductiveautomation.perspective.designer.DesignerHook.notifyProjectSaveStart(DesignerHook.java:418)  
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.IgnitionDesigner.commitAll(IgnitionDesigner.java:1593)  
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.IgnitionDesigner.handleSave(IgnitionDesigner.java:1358)  
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.IgnitionDesigner$Handler.handleSaveAction(IgnitionDesigner.java:2773)  
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.IgnitionDesigner$Handler$5.actionPerformed(IgnitionDesigner.java:2360)  
at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)  
at com.jidesoft.plaf.basic.BasicJideButtonListener.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)  
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)  
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)  
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(Unknown Source)  
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)  
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)  
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)

Ignition v8.1.10 (b2021090812)  
Java: Azul Systems, Inc. 11.0.11

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**Author:** ![victordcq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f6c823/32.png) [@victordcq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victordcq)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-crash-working-with-svg/50824/2 "2021-09-10T11:31:36Z")

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how many embedded svgs are we talking about? and how complex are they?  
are you running any scripts on them?

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**Author:** ![helge.rosvik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/57b2e6/32.png) [@helge.rosvik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/helge.rosvik)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-crash-working-with-svg/50824/3 "2021-09-10T11:33:09Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/7/2/7205b2b5014a11ac1c225a7a156d7599fa1351c3.png)  
At the moment 8 svg’s, created in inkscape. Not very complex

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**Author:** ![victordcq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f6c823/32.png) [@victordcq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victordcq)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-crash-working-with-svg/50824/4 "2021-09-10T11:33:54Z")

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oke they dont look to complex but did inkspace make them complex? can i see the sourcefile?  
how did you import the svgs?

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**Author:** ![helge.rosvik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/57b2e6/32.png) [@helge.rosvik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/helge.rosvik)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-crash-working-with-svg/50824/5 "2021-09-10T11:36:16Z")

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svg’s source files? DM

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**Author:** ![victordcq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f6c823/32.png) [@victordcq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victordcq)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-crash-working-with-svg/50824/6 "2021-09-10T11:39:52Z")

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are they being used as img?

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**Author:** ![helge.rosvik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/57b2e6/32.png) [@helge.rosvik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/helge.rosvik)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-crash-working-with-svg/50824/7 "2021-09-10T11:40:16Z")

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No, embedded

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**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:** [September 10, 2021, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-crash-working-with-svg/50824/8 "2021-09-10T11:46:22Z")

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I don’t think it’s your SVGs. We’ve had this as well in both 8.1.7 and 8.1.9. Just randomly a save takes ages and then we get that timeoutexception error and can no longer save anymore. Have to reboot designer. Quite annoying

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**Author:** ![helge.rosvik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/57b2e6/32.png) [@helge.rosvik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/helge.rosvik)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-crash-working-with-svg/50824/9 "2021-09-10T11:47:52Z")

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I’v seen this earlier, but after a restart of the designer it’s normally OK. But this time it happens over and over again, after restarts…

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**Author:** ![victordcq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f6c823/32.png) [@victordcq](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/victordcq)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-perspective-crash-working-with-svg/50824/10 "2021-09-10T11:53:00Z")

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i dont see anything special about the svgs so its probably elsewhere yea.
