# Canvas, Stage, Sprite are not loading, not visible **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Created:** [October 24, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/canvas-stage-sprite-are-not-loading-not-visible/2095889 "2022-10-24T00:15:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![deanmachine](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/deanmachine/32/138759_2.png) [@deanmachine](https://community.thunkable.com/u/deanmachine)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/canvas-stage-sprite-are-not-loading-not-visible/2095889/1 "2022-10-24T00:15:35Z")
I’ve spent the past 2 hours reading a lot of posts about this, but haven’t seen any solutions that worked for me, yet. I’ve tried it with Main opening, with Canvas loading, and even with a test button click. All I’m trying to do right now is make it visible in-app. My guess is I’m missing a block or two. Any suggestions? ![Screen Shot 2022-10-23 at 4.57.30 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/5/2/526ccbfb1063d8a49db19522da3d8332bd025b2c.png) ![Screen Shot 2022-10-23 at 5.12.56 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/a/7a73c3f441d4f001518f86e4d98af46e0a194e0a.png) ![Screen Shot 2022-10-23 at 4.52.18 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/a/f/af319181ac3fffeff0d1d41c8392fe521a20f5ae.png) ![Screen Shot 2022-10-23 at 4.52.04 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/2/7/2792527d99af87af5dcf0c5917eb808fe20e1cdb.png) ![Screen Shot 2022-10-23 at 2.34.43 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/6/e/6e6187c00325c6bee9935472646d225526c40e60.png) ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/canvas-stage-sprite-are-not-loading-not-visible/2095889/2 "2022-10-24T01:46:49Z")
Are you doing anything to hide the sprite? Sprites are visible by default so you don’t need a block to show them. Maybe try a different image format for the sprite…? If possible, post a link to your project. There may be something more obvious happening that we can’t tell just from the info you provided. ---
**Author:** ![deanmachine](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/deanmachine/32/138759_2.png) [@deanmachine](https://community.thunkable.com/u/deanmachine)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/canvas-stage-sprite-are-not-loading-not-visible/2095889/3 "2022-10-24T04:29:21Z")
I started with sprites today, so I’m just now starting to figure them out. What I’m trying to do is create a barometer dial and use the needle as a sprite that rotates based on the datapoints. It’ll only be 9px wide, but I created a large canvas, to see if it would help. [https://x.thunkable.com/copy/a9e15bf86b9edafa339f3f4e14d19f5e](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/a9e15bf86b9edafa339f3f4e14d19f5e) ![Screen Shot 2022-10-23 at 9.27.01 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/4/7/4712ece6c2eb7a8685779b3a1ad0b910a332506e.png) ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 4:48am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/canvas-stage-sprite-are-not-loading-not-visible/2095889/4 "2022-10-24T04:48:32Z")
It appears for me in Thunkable Live (iPhone 11) and in Chrome when previewed: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/c/e/ceaa2640f32fb24b2c9f2998d16a1cbf69477daf.png) ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 4:51am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/canvas-stage-sprite-are-not-loading-not-visible/2095889/5 "2022-10-24T04:51:05Z")
@muneer Did you say you can rotate components? In DnD or jut StP? It would probably be easier to do this without a canvas if possible… ---
**Author:** ![deanmachine](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/deanmachine/32/138759_2.png) [@deanmachine](https://community.thunkable.com/u/deanmachine)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 5:03am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/canvas-stage-sprite-are-not-loading-not-visible/2095889/6 "2022-10-24T05:03:49Z")
I just noticed that, too. I cleared my 7-day history and had to log back in. When I did, I saw the same thing. Odd it wouldn’t happen on a hard reset and only clearing history. Using sprites is the only solution I could find to rotate an asset, using DnD. Now that it’s visible, I don’t think it’ll be too hard. It has an `angle` property I can use and I would connect it to a (simple) tiered set of conditions (28.0-28.9 = 240º, 29.0-29.9= 280º). Sprite Properties > **[Sprites](https://docs.thunkable.com/sprites#sprite-type-properties)** > > Create interactive gaming apps with sprites. I’m wide open to any suggestions or other ideas, though. ![Screen Shot 2022-10-23 at 9.55.58 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/6/b/6b3eda914dc8fa6dc48768d70d2f205799715692.png) ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 8:11am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/canvas-stage-sprite-are-not-loading-not-visible/2095889/7 "2022-10-24T08:11:22Z")
> [@tatiang](#): > > Did you say you can rotate components Actually, I was referring to the fact that JavaScript itself allows rotation (transformation) which is also available in StP but for design only settings. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 8:11am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/canvas-stage-sprite-are-not-loading-not-visible/2095889/8 "2023-01-22T08:11:46Z")
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