How can I insert a custom text at the bottom left corner of the Geometry view Panel?

Nikos Kallitsis

I want to print a custom text at the bottom left corner of the Geometry view Panel. How can I do this?

Nikos Kallitsis

You can use the following Python script which creates a text annotation at the bottom left corner of all panels:

#Get current Panel boundaries
Pane=ExtAPI.UserInterface.GetPane(MechanicalPanelEnum.Graphics)
Width=Pane.ControlUnknown.width
Height=Pane.ControlUnknown.height

#Define the distance of the text from top left corner
identLeft = 10
identTop = Height-20

#Remove older annotations
g = ExtAPI.Graphics

for i in g.DrawContexts:
    g.RemoveContext(i)
g.Redraw

#Create new annotations
pt = g.CreatePixelPoint(identLeft, identTop)
annotationUser=g.Scene.Factory2D.CreateText(pt, "Test Annotation")
annotationUser.Color = 0x000000

The text's location is measured from the top left corner of the Panel. The text is displayed across all Panels, so if you need it to be removed, you can execute the following portion of the above script:

g = ExtAPI.Graphics

for i in g.DrawContexts:
    g.RemoveContext(i)
g.Redraw

Tasos

Very useful article, thanks @Nikos Kallitsis!