# When I try to group an entire screen of graphics designer crashes

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-i-try-to-group-an-entire-screen-of-graphics-designer-crashes/24322>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [April 23, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-i-try-to-group-an-entire-screen-of-graphics-designer-crashes/24322 "2019-04-23T13:33:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![chaddcharbonneau](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/chaddcharbonneau/32/7476_2.png) [@chaddcharbonneau](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chaddcharbonneau)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-i-try-to-group-an-entire-screen-of-graphics-designer-crashes/24322/1 "2019-04-23T13:33:09Z")

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Designer keeps locking up when I try to group graphics, any ideas, thanks.

I’m trying to group 1012 componenets

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**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:** [April 23, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-i-try-to-group-an-entire-screen-of-graphics-designer-crashes/24322/2 "2019-04-23T13:57:34Z")

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You probably need to allow more memory in the designer. That’s set in the gateway configuration web interface.

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**Author:** ![chaddcharbonneau](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/chaddcharbonneau/32/7476_2.png) [@chaddcharbonneau](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chaddcharbonneau)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-i-try-to-group-an-entire-screen-of-graphics-designer-crashes/24322/3 "2019-04-23T14:01:56Z")

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Thanks, I already have it at 4gb, the max setting any other ideas? I tired grouping a smaller amount and still hangs at 500 components

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**Author:** ![jpark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e57/32.png) [@jpark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jpark)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-i-try-to-group-an-entire-screen-of-graphics-designer-crashes/24322/4 "2019-04-23T15:14:50Z")

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What are you trying to do by grouping all the components? Can you just put them in their own container and use the container as the group?

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**Author:** ![chaddcharbonneau](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/chaddcharbonneau/32/7476_2.png) [@chaddcharbonneau](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chaddcharbonneau)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/when-i-try-to-group-an-entire-screen-of-graphics-designer-crashes/24322/5 "2019-04-23T16:17:17Z")

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I was thinking about that. Thanks I will give it a shot.