# Pipes not showing in Perspective Development

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipes-not-showing-in-perspective-development/96029>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [September 16, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipes-not-showing-in-perspective-development/96029 "2024-09-16T17:44:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![ster](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ster/32/67479_2.png) [@ster](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ster)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipes-not-showing-in-perspective-development/96029/1 "2024-09-16T17:44:29Z")

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I'm trying to use the Piping tool in Perspective for the first time and it all seems straightforward, but when I place a pipe on my development screen, nothing shows up. It shows all the handles on other objects, each time I place one, one gets added to the view tree, etc. It's like the pipes are either invisible or have the same color as the background. I've tried changing colors, opacity, etc.

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipes-not-showing-in-perspective-development/96029/2 "2024-09-16T17:59:46Z")

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Are you sure that you're using the drawing tool correctly? See the animations in [Perspective Pipes | Ignition User Manual](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/ignition-modules/perspective/working-with-perspective-components/perspective-pipes#creating-pipes).

Note also the two buttons on Designer's toolbar - Pipe Draw Tool and Pipe Move Tool.

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**Author:** ![ster](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ster/32/67479_2.png) [@ster](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ster)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pipes-not-showing-in-perspective-development/96029/3 "2024-09-16T19:33:59Z")

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Yes, I had gone through that. Everything works like it shows in the animation except no pipes actually show up. I tried the different modes, colors, view color, rebooted gateway, etc.