1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/js/tools/PenTool.js b/js/tools/PenTool.js
index 4258593e..4ff77371 100755
--- a/js/tools/PenTool.js
+++ b/js/tools/PenTool.js
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ exports.PenTool = Montage.create(ShapeTool, {
                 var newCanvas = null;
                 newCanvas = NJUtils.makeNJElement("canvas", "Subpath", "shape", {"data-RDGE-id": NJUtils.generateRandom()}, true);
                 var elementModel = TagTool.makeElement(parseInt(w), parseInt(h), planeMat, midPt, newCanvas, true);
+                //note that we set the notify event to false because we send the event separately at end of this code block
                 ElementMediator.addElements(newCanvas, elementModel.data, false);
 
                 // create all the GL stuff
@@ -602,6 +603,9 @@ exports.PenTool = Montage.create(ShapeTool, {
                     // TODO - update the shape's info only.  shapeModel will likely need an array of shapes.
                 }
 
+                //now send the event that will add this canvas to the timeline
+                NJevent("elementAdded", newCanvas);
+
                 if(newCanvas.elementModel.isShape) //todo why is this not true for the path canvas?
                 {
                     this.application.ninja.selectionController.selectElement(newCanvas);