# Display text in a 3D view

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/display-text-in-a-3d-view/13018>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 15, 2020, 11:33pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/display-text-in-a-3d-view/13018 "2020-08-15T23:33:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Pablo\_Javier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f04885/32.png) [@Pablo\_Javier](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Pablo_Javier)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 11:33pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/display-text-in-a-3d-view/13018/1 "2020-08-15T23:33:14Z")

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I want to display text in a 3D View, but I don’t want to use the Corner Annotation Module. I would like to create a text box in a 3D View (for example as a new model). Is it possible?  
Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/display-text-in-a-3d-view/13018/2 "2020-08-15T23:51:35Z")

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Markups fiducials can display text in 3D view at a specific 3D position. You can hide the markup point glyph and just show the text.

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**Author:** ![Pablo\_Javier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f04885/32.png) [@Pablo\_Javier](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Pablo_Javier)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 1:33am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/display-text-in-a-3d-view/13018/3 "2020-08-16T01:33:35Z")

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Thank you, Andras. I’ve already tried the way you mention, but the thing is that I want it to look like a corner annotation. That´s why I was asking.

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/display-text-in-a-3d-view/13018/4 "2020-08-16T02:07:42Z")

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If you want it to look like a corner annotation then it may be a good idea to use a corner annotation. Does it have any limitations that prevent you from using it?

Maybe you can have a look at the Watchdog module in SlicerIGT extension, which displays tool status information during surgical navigation in viewers, similarly to corner annotations, but with custom color, font size, and positioning.

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**Author:** ![Pablo\_Javier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f04885/32.png) [@Pablo\_Javier](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Pablo_Javier)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/display-text-in-a-3d-view/13018/5 "2020-08-16T16:30:24Z")

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Sorry, I think I haven’t explained myself correctly. I created a Module which generates model objets. I need each model to display text information in the 3D View when the eye icon is open.

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/display-text-in-a-3d-view/13018/6 "2020-08-16T17:17:29Z")

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Displaying text as polygon is really bad, due to occlusion. You can see it for yourself in Slicer-4.10 markup labels.

Can you draw a sketch or photoshop an image that show what you would like to achieve?