diff --git a/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/BottomSquareCompartmentConverter.java b/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/BottomSquareCompartmentConverter.java
index 862cdb82efa56b106a3f560cb038e447d77adf4a..de023622f39a0f46f708c8f4b8d30dab0f67b8dd 100644
--- a/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/BottomSquareCompartmentConverter.java
+++ b/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/BottomSquareCompartmentConverter.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import lcsb.mapviewer.commands.ColorExtractor;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.converter.graphics.ConverterParams;
+import lcsb.mapviewer.converter.graphics.DrawingException;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.graphics.LineType;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.map.compartment.BottomSquareCompartment;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.map.layout.ColorSchema;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ public class BottomSquareCompartmentConverter extends CompartmentConverter<Botto
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void draw(final BottomSquareCompartment compartment, final Graphics2D graphics, final ConverterParams params) {
+	public void draw(final BottomSquareCompartment compartment, final Graphics2D graphics, final ConverterParams params) throws DrawingException {
 		// keep the old values of colors and line
 		Color oldColor = graphics.getColor();
 		Stroke oldStroke = graphics.getStroke();
diff --git a/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/CompartmentConverter.java b/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/CompartmentConverter.java
index 2221b5a5d7acac56a3492111056ef1bf19917165..d9194ae326a28a7476ce04eb7dcc219003aefd79 100644
--- a/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/CompartmentConverter.java
+++ b/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/CompartmentConverter.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import lcsb.mapviewer.commands.ColorExtractor;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.common.Configuration;
-import lcsb.mapviewer.common.exception.InvalidArgumentException;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.common.geometry.EllipseTransformation;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.common.geometry.LineTransformation;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.converter.graphics.ConverterParams;
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ import lcsb.mapviewer.converter.graphics.geometry.RectangleTooSmallException;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.converter.graphics.placefinder.PlaceFinder;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.map.compartment.Compartment;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.map.layout.ColorSchema;
+import lcsb.mapviewer.modelutils.map.ElementUtils;
 
 /**
  * Abstract class responsible for common methods to draw compartmentAliases on
@@ -98,10 +98,9 @@ public abstract class CompartmentConverter<T extends Compartment> extends Elemen
 	};
 
 	@Override
-	public void drawText(final T compartment, final Graphics2D graphics, final ConverterParams params) {
+	public void drawText(final T compartment, final Graphics2D graphics, final ConverterParams params) throws DrawingException {
 		if (compartment.getWidth() < Configuration.EPSILON || compartment.getHeight() < Configuration.EPSILON) {
-			throw new InvalidArgumentException(
-					"Dimension of the alias must be bigger than 0. Alias id: " + compartment.getElementId() + " (name: \"" + compartment.getName() + "\")");
+			throw new DrawingException(new ElementUtils().getElementTag(compartment) + "Dimension of the alias must be bigger than 0.");
 		}
 		Rectangle2D border = compartment.getBorder();
 		if (isVisible(compartment, params) && !isTransparent(compartment, params)) {
diff --git a/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/LeftSquareCompartmentConverter.java b/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/LeftSquareCompartmentConverter.java
index cacd7fa860b2fac75d447b62ccac7d998e12cb46..5b8b989f13044bdbd7bbf99b95c03bd66c5d0f63 100644
--- a/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/LeftSquareCompartmentConverter.java
+++ b/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/LeftSquareCompartmentConverter.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
 
 import lcsb.mapviewer.commands.ColorExtractor;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.converter.graphics.ConverterParams;
+import lcsb.mapviewer.converter.graphics.DrawingException;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.graphics.LineType;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.map.compartment.LeftSquareCompartment;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.map.layout.ColorSchema;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ public class LeftSquareCompartmentConverter extends CompartmentConverter<LeftSqu
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void draw(final LeftSquareCompartment compartment, final Graphics2D graphics, final ConverterParams params) {
+	public void draw(final LeftSquareCompartment compartment, final Graphics2D graphics, final ConverterParams params) throws DrawingException {
 		// keep the old values of color and line type
 		Color oldColor = graphics.getColor();
 		Stroke oldStroke = graphics.getStroke();
diff --git a/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/OvalCompartmentConverter.java b/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/OvalCompartmentConverter.java
index 94bf3c470241e0fe1c5c09feeaef1c03c3be91a2..f570a7937d439535143be54b70251589ac45900b 100644
--- a/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/OvalCompartmentConverter.java
+++ b/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/OvalCompartmentConverter.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import java.awt.geom.Point2D;
 
 import lcsb.mapviewer.commands.ColorExtractor;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.converter.graphics.ConverterParams;
+import lcsb.mapviewer.converter.graphics.DrawingException;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.graphics.LineType;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.map.compartment.Compartment;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.map.compartment.OvalCompartment;
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ public class OvalCompartmentConverter extends CompartmentConverter<OvalCompartme
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void draw(final OvalCompartment compartment, final Graphics2D graphics, final ConverterParams params) {
+	public void draw(final OvalCompartment compartment, final Graphics2D graphics, final ConverterParams params) throws DrawingException {
 		// keep the old values of color and line type
 		Color oldColor = graphics.getColor();
 		Stroke oldStroke = graphics.getStroke();
diff --git a/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/PathwayCompartmentConverter.java b/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/PathwayCompartmentConverter.java
index fb3518522110b69d730092da16c54e940b3063e1..9440065afb029eeb5dac45d12ab563041b64ea4e 100644
--- a/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/PathwayCompartmentConverter.java
+++ b/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/PathwayCompartmentConverter.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
 
 import lcsb.mapviewer.commands.ColorExtractor;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.converter.graphics.ConverterParams;
+import lcsb.mapviewer.converter.graphics.DrawingException;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.graphics.LineType;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.map.compartment.PathwayCompartment;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.map.layout.ColorSchema;
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ public class PathwayCompartmentConverter extends CompartmentConverter<PathwayCom
 	private Color backgroundColor = Color.LIGHT_GRAY;
 
 	@Override
-	public void draw(final PathwayCompartment compartment, final Graphics2D graphics, final ConverterParams params) {
+	public void draw(final PathwayCompartment compartment, final Graphics2D graphics, final ConverterParams params) throws DrawingException {
 		// keep the old values of colors and line
 		Color oldColor = graphics.getColor();
 		Stroke oldStroke = graphics.getStroke();
diff --git a/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/RightSquareCompartmentConverter.java b/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/RightSquareCompartmentConverter.java
index a9461ebb57a23f986f6502d192abbe30f10ad1ea..0dde9a347eb5f22c52c779b49b8835d5b5e5668a 100644
--- a/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/RightSquareCompartmentConverter.java
+++ b/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/RightSquareCompartmentConverter.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
 
 import lcsb.mapviewer.commands.ColorExtractor;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.converter.graphics.ConverterParams;
+import lcsb.mapviewer.converter.graphics.DrawingException;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.graphics.LineType;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.map.compartment.RightSquareCompartment;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.map.layout.ColorSchema;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ public class RightSquareCompartmentConverter extends CompartmentConverter<RightS
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void draw(final RightSquareCompartment compartment, final Graphics2D graphics, final ConverterParams params) {
+	public void draw(final RightSquareCompartment compartment, final Graphics2D graphics, final ConverterParams params) throws DrawingException {
 		// keep the old values of color and line type
 		Color oldColor = graphics.getColor();
 		Stroke oldStroke = graphics.getStroke();
diff --git a/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/SquareCompartmentConverter.java b/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/SquareCompartmentConverter.java
index 2cd4017c5eaefa760d42456e522be50c03cdf9e2..8f320bf9a3958527c194af918f3371d7bf9207f2 100644
--- a/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/SquareCompartmentConverter.java
+++ b/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/SquareCompartmentConverter.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import lcsb.mapviewer.commands.ColorExtractor;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.converter.graphics.ConverterParams;
+import lcsb.mapviewer.converter.graphics.DrawingException;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.graphics.LineType;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.map.compartment.Compartment;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.map.compartment.SquareCompartment;
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ public class SquareCompartmentConverter extends CompartmentConverter<SquareCompa
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void draw(final SquareCompartment compartment, final Graphics2D graphics, final ConverterParams params) {
+	public void draw(final SquareCompartment compartment, final Graphics2D graphics, final ConverterParams params) throws DrawingException {
 		// keep the old values of color and line type
 		Color oldColor = graphics.getColor();
 		Stroke oldStroke = graphics.getStroke();
diff --git a/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/TopSquareCompartmentConverter.java b/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/TopSquareCompartmentConverter.java
index 7832bd282364731c4245f950f3e5959ff1ea4a01..2e1ef6dfcd8b922dc489f34e81d712a313a2c692 100644
--- a/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/TopSquareCompartmentConverter.java
+++ b/converter-graphics/src/main/java/lcsb/mapviewer/converter/graphics/bioEntity/element/compartment/TopSquareCompartmentConverter.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
 
 import lcsb.mapviewer.commands.ColorExtractor;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.converter.graphics.ConverterParams;
+import lcsb.mapviewer.converter.graphics.DrawingException;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.graphics.LineType;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.map.compartment.TopSquareCompartment;
 import lcsb.mapviewer.model.map.layout.ColorSchema;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ public class TopSquareCompartmentConverter extends CompartmentConverter<TopSquar
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void draw(final TopSquareCompartment compartment, final Graphics2D graphics, final ConverterParams params) {
+	public void draw(final TopSquareCompartment compartment, final Graphics2D graphics, final ConverterParams params) throws DrawingException {
 		Color oldColor = graphics.getColor();
 		Stroke oldStroke = graphics.getStroke();