# Performance loss with PGraphics and SVG

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**Created:** [July 22, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/performance-loss-with-pgraphics-and-svg/12897 "2019-07-22T20:25:13Z")\
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> [@neilcsmith](#):
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> IIRC there’s an issue where you can’t change the texture for the shape later.

If I’m thinking of the same issue, there was a recent discussion about using `s.getTessellation()` as a workaround for this.

> [@PShape texture only applies colour not text?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/pshape-texture-only-applies-colour-not-text/13596/10):
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> Terribly sorry, should have actually shared it from my test sketch – perhaps I forgot the return type? Anyhow, Replace this line: // roundRect.setTexture(textBoxPGraphics); roundRect = addTextureUV(roundRect, textBoxPGraphics); … and add THIS function: /\*\* \* https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/2508#issuecomment-50774212 \*/ PShape addTextureUV(PShape s, PImage img) { PShape s2 = s.getTessellation(); // github.com/processing/processing/issues/2508#issuecomment-52296723 s2.s…

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