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Viewers

Qt/PyVista viewers embedded in the session (for authoring). The standalone post-processing app lives in the separate apeGmshViewer package and is not documented here.

ModelViewer — g.model.viewer()

apeGmsh.viewers.model_viewer.ModelViewer

ModelViewer(parent: '_SessionBase', model: 'Model', *, physical_group: str | None = None, dims: list[int] | None = None, point_size: float | None = None, line_width: float | None = None, surface_opacity: float | None = None, show_surface_edges: bool | None = None, origin_markers: list[tuple[float, float, float]] | None = None, origin_marker_show_coords: bool | None = None)

Interactive BRep model viewer with physical group management.

Displays BRep geometry, parts, physical groups, and labels. This is a geometry-only viewer — loads, constraints, and masses are mesh-resolved concepts and live on g.mesh.viewer() instead.

Parameters

parent : _SessionBase The apeGmsh session (provides name, _verbose). model : Model The apeGmsh model (provides sync()). physical_group : str, optional Auto-activate this physical group on open. dims : list[int], optional Which entity dimensions to show (default: [0, 1, 2, 3]). point_size, line_width, surface_opacity, show_surface_edges Visual properties forwarded to the scene builder.

Source code in src/apeGmsh/viewers/model_viewer.py
def __init__(
    self,
    parent: "_SessionBase",
    model: "Model",
    *,
    physical_group: str | None = None,
    dims: list[int] | None = None,
    point_size: float | None = None,
    line_width: float | None = None,
    surface_opacity: float | None = None,
    show_surface_edges: bool | None = None,
    origin_markers: list[tuple[float, float, float]] | None = None,
    origin_marker_show_coords: bool | None = None,
) -> None:
    from .ui.preferences_manager import PREFERENCES
    p = PREFERENCES.current

    self._parent = parent
    self._model = model
    self._dims = dims if dims is not None else [0, 1, 2, 3]
    self._physical_group = physical_group

    # Visual props — explicit kwarg wins, otherwise pull user preference.
    self._point_size = point_size if point_size is not None else p.point_size
    self._line_width = line_width if line_width is not None else p.line_width
    self._surface_opacity = (
        surface_opacity if surface_opacity is not None else p.surface_opacity
    )
    self._show_surface_edges = (
        show_surface_edges if show_surface_edges is not None
        else p.show_surface_edges
    )

    # Origin marker overlay. User preference controls whether the
    # default is ``[(0,0,0)]`` or ``[]``; explicit kwarg wins.
    if origin_markers is not None:
        self._origin_markers: list[tuple[float, float, float]] = list(origin_markers)
    elif p.origin_marker_include_world_origin:
        self._origin_markers = [(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)]
    else:
        self._origin_markers = []
    self._origin_marker_show_coords = (
        origin_marker_show_coords if origin_marker_show_coords is not None
        else p.origin_marker_show_coords
    )

    # Populated during show()
    self._selection_state: "SelectionState | None" = None
    self._registry: "EntityRegistry | None" = None

    # Plan 04 step 4 — per-viewer ActiveObjects coordinator.
    # Constructed once a QApplication / window exists (in show()).
    # ModelViewer has no pick-mode concept — only the
    # ``selectionChanged`` bridge is wired today. The legacy
    # ``sel.on_changed`` cascade (recolor → tree → browser →
    # parts_tree → commit_active_group) stays untouched per the
    # plan doc's one-release compatibility shim policy; the bridge
    # gives future panels a Qt-signal entry point without forcing
    # them through ``SelectionState``'s internal callback list.
    self._active: Any = None

selection property

selection

The current working set as a :class:Selection object.

tags property

tags: list[DimTag]

The current working set as a list of DimTags.

active_group property

active_group: str | None

The name of the physical group currently receiving picks.

show

show(*, title: str | None = None, maximized: bool = True)

Open the viewer window, block until closed.

Source code in src/apeGmsh/viewers/model_viewer.py
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def show(self, *, title: str | None = None, maximized: bool = True):
    """Open the viewer window, block until closed."""
    from .core.navigation import install_navigation
    from .core.color_manager import ColorManager
    from .core.pick_engine import PickEngine
    from .core.visibility import VisibilityManager
    from .core.selection import SelectionState
    from .scene.brep_scene import build_brep_scene
    from .ui.viewer_window import ViewerWindow
    from .ui.preferences import PreferencesTab
    from .ui.model_tabs import (
        FilterTab, ViewTab, SelectionTreePanel, PartsTreePanel,
    )

    # Ensure geometry is synced
    gmsh.model.occ.synchronize()

    # ── Window (creates QApplication + plotter) ─────────────────
    default_title = (
        f"ModelViewer — {self._parent.name}"
        + (f" -> {self._physical_group}" if self._physical_group else "")
    )

    # ── Selection state ─────────────────────────────────────────
    sel = SelectionState()
    self._selection_state = sel

    # Seed group order with pre-existing user-facing PGs (skip labels)
    from apeGmsh.core.Labels import is_label_pg
    for pg_dim, pg_tag in sorted(gmsh.model.getPhysicalGroups(), key=lambda x: x[1]):
        try:
            pg_name = gmsh.model.getPhysicalName(pg_dim, pg_tag)
            if pg_name and not is_label_pg(pg_name) and pg_name not in sel._group_order:
                sel._group_order.append(pg_name)
        except Exception:
            pass

    if self._physical_group is not None:
        sel.set_active_group(self._physical_group)

    def _on_close():
        try:
            n = sel.flush_to_gmsh()
        except Exception as exc:
            # Log the full traceback so the user can debug, then surface
            # a dialog. Do NOT re-raise — the user is closing the window;
            # crashing their program after-the-fact loses session state.
            import sys
            import traceback
            print(
                f"[viewer] flush_to_gmsh failed on close: {exc}",
                file=sys.stderr,
            )
            traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)
            try:
                from qtpy import QtWidgets
                QtWidgets.QMessageBox.critical(
                    win.window,
                    "Failed to write physical groups",
                    f"{exc}\n\nSee console for full traceback. "
                    "Pending picks were not committed.",
                )
            except Exception:
                pass
            return
        if self._parent._verbose:
            print(f"[viewer] closed — {n} physical group(s) written, "
                  f"{len(sel.picks)} picks in working set")

    # Create window FIRST so QApplication exists for Qt widgets.
    # ``window_key`` opts into layout persistence under
    # ``QSettings("apeGmsh", "ModelViewer")`` (plan 08 follow-up).
    win = ViewerWindow(
        title=title or default_title,
        on_close=_on_close,
        window_key="ModelViewer",
    )

    # ── Plan 04 step 4 — ActiveObjects coordinator ──────────────
    # One per viewer. Provides the ``selectionChanged`` signal that
    # future panels subscribe to; the legacy ``sel.on_changed``
    # cascade installed further below stays as the compatibility
    # path per the plan doc. The bridge into ActiveObjects is
    # registered alongside the cascade in the "Wire callbacks"
    # section so all selection observers are co-located.
    from .core._active_objects import ActiveObjects
    self._active = ActiveObjects(parent=win.window)

    # ── UI tabs (created AFTER QApplication exists) ─────────────
    # NOTE: PreferencesTab is created AFTER scene build (needs registry).
    # See "Preferences" block below build_brep_scene().

    _DIM_NAMES = {0: "points", 1: "curves", 2: "surfaces", 3: "volumes"}

    def _on_new_group():
        from qtpy import QtWidgets
        current_picks = list(sel._picks)
        # A Gmsh physical group is dimension-scoped. A mixed-dim
        # selection would be written as one PG per dimension under
        # the same name (looks duplicated, wrong for FEM export),
        # so reject it up front rather than silently splitting.
        dims = sorted({dt[0] for dt in current_picks})
        if len(dims) > 1:
            QtWidgets.QMessageBox.warning(
                win.window,
                "Mixed-dimension selection",
                "A physical group must contain entities of a "
                "single dimension.\n\nThe current selection spans: "
                + ", ".join(_DIM_NAMES.get(d, str(d)) for d in dims)
                + ".\n\nRefine it to one dimension and try again.",
            )
            return
        name, ok = QtWidgets.QInputDialog.getText(
            win.window, "New Physical Group",
            "Group name:",
        )
        if ok and name.strip():
            n = name.strip()
            # Stage current picks as the new group directly
            sel._staged_groups[n] = current_picks
            # Switch to the new group (loads picks from staged)
            sel.set_active_group(n)
            outline.refresh()
            if current_picks:
                win.set_status(
                    f"Group '{n}' created with {len(current_picks)} entities"
                )
            else:
                win.set_status(f"Active group: {n} — pick entities to add")

    def _on_new_label():
        # The multi-dimensional counterpart to _on_new_group. A
        # label IS allowed to span dimensions — it is backed by one
        # ``_label:`` PG per dimension (PGs are dimension-scoped),
        # which the outline merges into one row.
        from qtpy import QtWidgets
        picks = list(sel._picks)
        if not picks:
            QtWidgets.QMessageBox.information(
                win.window, "New Label",
                "Select one or more entities first — a label "
                "groups the current selection (any mix of "
                "dimensions).",
            )
            return
        labels_api = getattr(self._parent, "labels", None)
        if labels_api is None:
            QtWidgets.QMessageBox.warning(
                win.window, "New Label",
                "This session exposes no labels API.",
            )
            return
        name, ok = QtWidgets.QInputDialog.getText(
            win.window, "New Label",
            "Label name (groups the selection across all its "
            "dimensions):",
        )
        if not (ok and name.strip()):
            return
        n = name.strip()
        by_dim: dict[int, list[int]] = {}
        for d, t in picks:
            by_dim.setdefault(int(d), []).append(int(t))
        try:
            # ``labels.add`` warns about cross-dim "ambiguous
            # lookups" when the same name spans dimensions — which
            # is precisely the intent of a multi-dim label, so
            # silence that one warning for this deliberate add.
            import warnings
            with warnings.catch_warnings():
                warnings.filterwarnings(
                    "ignore",
                    message=r".*already exists at dim=.*",
                )
                for d, tags in sorted(by_dim.items()):
                    labels_api.add(d, tags, n)
        except Exception as exc:
            QtWidgets.QMessageBox.warning(
                win.window, "New Label",
                f"Could not create label '{n}':\n{exc}",
            )
            return
        outline.refresh()
        dims_txt = ", ".join(
            _DIM_NAMES.get(d, str(d)) for d in sorted(by_dim)
        )
        win.set_status(
            f"Label '{n}' created from {len(picks)} entities "
            f"({dims_txt})"
        )

    def _on_rename_label(name: str):
        from qtpy import QtWidgets
        labels_api = getattr(self._parent, "labels", None)
        if labels_api is None:
            return
        new_name, ok = QtWidgets.QInputDialog.getText(
            win.window, "Rename Label",
            "New label name:", text=name,
        )
        if not (ok and new_name.strip()):
            return
        nn = new_name.strip()
        if nn == name:
            return
        try:
            # dim=None → rename across every dimension the label
            # spans (a label is multi-dimensional).
            labels_api.rename(name, nn)
        except Exception as exc:
            QtWidgets.QMessageBox.warning(
                win.window, "Rename Label",
                f"Could not rename label '{name}':\n{exc}",
            )
            return
        outline.refresh()
        win.set_status(f"Label '{name}' renamed to '{nn}'")

    def _on_delete_label(name: str):
        from qtpy import QtWidgets
        labels_api = getattr(self._parent, "labels", None)
        if labels_api is None:
            return
        reply = QtWidgets.QMessageBox.question(
            win.window, "Delete Label",
            f"Delete label '{name}' (all dimensions)?",
        )
        if reply != QtWidgets.QMessageBox.StandardButton.Yes:
            return
        try:
            labels_api.remove(name)        # dim=None → all dims
        except Exception as exc:
            QtWidgets.QMessageBox.warning(
                win.window, "Delete Label",
                f"Could not delete label '{name}':\n{exc}",
            )
            return
        outline.refresh()
        win.set_status(f"Deleted label: {name}")

    def _on_rename_group(old_name: str):
        from qtpy import QtWidgets
        new_name, ok = QtWidgets.QInputDialog.getText(
            win.window, "Rename Group",
            "New name:", text=old_name,
        )
        if ok and new_name.strip():
            sel.rename_group(old_name, new_name.strip())
            outline.refresh()

    def _on_delete_group(name: str):
        from qtpy import QtWidgets
        reply = QtWidgets.QMessageBox.question(
            win.window, "Delete Group",
            f"Delete physical group '{name}'?",
        )
        # Qt6 uses QMessageBox.StandardButton.Yes; Qt5 had the
        # top-level alias. Compare via the enum member to stay
        # portable across PyQt5/PySide2/PyQt6/PySide6.
        if reply == QtWidgets.QMessageBox.StandardButton.Yes:
            sel.delete_group(name)
            from .core.selection import _delete_group_by_name
            _delete_group_by_name(name)
            outline.refresh()
            win.set_status(f"Deleted group: {name}")

    def _on_group_activated(name: str):
        sel.set_active_group(name)
        # In-place active-row restyle only. A full refresh()
        # (takeChildren + rebuild) would reset scroll/expansion
        # and make rows visibly jump on every click; the
        # structure is unchanged here, only which group is active.
        outline.update_active()
        n = len(sel.picks)
        win.set_status(f"Active group: {name} ({n} entities)")

    # Filter -> pick engine + visual dim feedback. The closure references
    # plotter / registry / pick_engine which are bound later in this
    # method; safe because the callback only fires after ``win.exec()``.
    def _on_filter(active_dims: set[int]):
        pick_engine.set_pickable_dims(active_dims)
        # Dim non-pickable dimension actors
        for dim in registry.dims:
            actor = registry.dim_actors.get(dim)
            if actor is None:
                continue
            if dim in active_dims:
                actor.GetProperty().SetOpacity(
                    self._surface_opacity if dim >= 2 else 1.0
                )
            else:
                actor.GetProperty().SetOpacity(0.1)
        plotter.render()

    filter_tab = FilterTab(self._dims, on_filter_changed=_on_filter)

    # ── View tab (entity labels) ────────────────────────────────
    _label_actors: list = []
    _DIM_ABBR = {0: "P", 1: "C", 2: "S", 3: "V"}

    def _on_labels_changed(
        active_dims, font_size, use_names,
        show_parts=False, show_entity_labels=False,
    ):
        from apeGmsh.core.Labels import is_label_pg, strip_prefix

        # Remove existing labels
        for a in _label_actors:
            try:
                plotter.remove_actor(a)
            except Exception:
                pass
        _label_actors.clear()

        for dim, show in active_dims.items():
            if not show:
                continue
            points = []
            labels = []
            for _, tag in gmsh.model.getEntities(dim=dim):
                dt = (dim, tag)
                c = registry.centroid(dt)
                if c is not None:
                    points.append(c)
                else:
                    try:
                        bb = gmsh.model.getBoundingBox(dim, tag)
                        cx = (bb[0] + bb[3]) * 0.5 - registry.origin_shift[0]
                        cy = (bb[1] + bb[4]) * 0.5 - registry.origin_shift[1]
                        cz = (bb[2] + bb[5]) * 0.5 - registry.origin_shift[2]
                        points.append([cx, cy, cz])
                    except Exception:
                        continue
                if use_names:
                    name = None
                    for pg_dim, pg_tag in gmsh.model.getPhysicalGroups(dim):
                        try:
                            ents = gmsh.model.getEntitiesForPhysicalGroup(
                                pg_dim, pg_tag,
                            )
                            if tag in ents:
                                pg_name = gmsh.model.getPhysicalName(
                                    pg_dim, pg_tag,
                                )
                                # Skip label PGs here — they show
                                # in the dedicated entity-label
                                # overlay below.
                                if not is_label_pg(pg_name):
                                    name = pg_name
                                    break
                        except Exception:
                            pass
                    labels.append(
                        name or f"{_DIM_ABBR[dim]}{tag}"
                    )
                else:
                    labels.append(f"{_DIM_ABBR[dim]}{tag}")

            if not points:
                continue

            from .ui.theme import THEME as _THEME
            try:
                actor = plotter.add_point_labels(
                    np.array(points), labels,
                    font_size=font_size,
                    text_color=_THEME.current.text,
                    shape_color=_THEME.current.mantle,
                    shape_opacity=0.6,
                    show_points=False,
                    always_visible=True,
                    name=f"_labels_dim{dim}",
                )
                _label_actors.append(actor)
            except Exception:
                pass

        # ── Part labels (one per instance, at centroid) ─────────
        parts_reg_local = getattr(self._parent, 'parts', None)
        if show_parts and parts_reg_local is not None:
            part_points = []
            part_labels = []
            for label, inst in parts_reg_local.instances.items():
                # Use highest-dim entity centroid for placement
                placed = False
                for d in (3, 2, 1, 0):
                    for t in inst.entities.get(d, []):
                        c = registry.centroid((d, t))
                        if c is not None:
                            part_points.append(c)
                            part_labels.append(label)
                            placed = True
                            break
                    if placed:
                        break
                if not placed and inst.bbox is not None:
                    bb = inst.bbox
                    part_points.append([
                        (bb[0] + bb[3]) * 0.5 - registry.origin_shift[0],
                        (bb[1] + bb[4]) * 0.5 - registry.origin_shift[1],
                        (bb[2] + bb[5]) * 0.5 - registry.origin_shift[2],
                    ])
                    part_labels.append(label)

            if part_points:
                try:
                    actor = plotter.add_point_labels(
                        np.array(part_points), part_labels,
                        font_size=font_size + 2,
                        text_color=_THEME.current.success,
                        shape_color=_THEME.current.base,
                        shape_opacity=0.85,
                        show_points=False,
                        always_visible=True,
                        bold=True,
                        name="_labels_parts",
                    )
                    _label_actors.append(actor)
                except Exception:
                    pass

        # ── Entity labels (Tier 1 — from g.labels) ────────────
        if show_entity_labels:
            label_points = []
            label_texts = []
            for pg_dim, pg_tag in gmsh.model.getPhysicalGroups():
                pg_name = gmsh.model.getPhysicalName(pg_dim, pg_tag)
                if not is_label_pg(pg_name):
                    continue
                display_name = strip_prefix(pg_name)
                ent_tags = gmsh.model.getEntitiesForPhysicalGroup(
                    pg_dim, pg_tag,
                )
                for tag in ent_tags:
                    dt = (pg_dim, int(tag))
                    c = registry.centroid(dt)
                    if c is not None:
                        label_points.append(c)
                    else:
                        try:
                            bb = gmsh.model.getBoundingBox(pg_dim, int(tag))
                            cx = (bb[0] + bb[3]) * 0.5 - registry.origin_shift[0]
                            cy = (bb[1] + bb[4]) * 0.5 - registry.origin_shift[1]
                            cz = (bb[2] + bb[5]) * 0.5 - registry.origin_shift[2]
                            label_points.append([cx, cy, cz])
                        except Exception:
                            continue
                    label_texts.append(display_name)

            if label_points:
                try:
                    actor = plotter.add_point_labels(
                        np.array(label_points), label_texts,
                        font_size=font_size,
                        text_color=_THEME.current.warning,
                        shape_color=_THEME.current.base,
                        shape_opacity=0.75,
                        show_points=False,
                        always_visible=True,
                        italic=True,
                        name="_labels_entities",
                    )
                    _label_actors.append(actor)
                except Exception:
                    pass

        plotter.render()

    # ``tn_overlay`` is constructed later in this method (it needs the
    # registry's origin shift, only known after ``build_brep_scene``).
    # The closure resolves it lazily — safe because the callback only
    # fires after ``win.exec()``.
    def _on_geometry_probes_changed(show_tangents: bool, show_normals: bool):
        tn_overlay.set_show_tangents(show_tangents)
        tn_overlay.set_show_normals(show_normals)

    view_tab = ViewTab(
        self._dims,
        on_labels_changed=_on_labels_changed,
        on_geometry_probes_changed=_on_geometry_probes_changed,
    )

    # ── Selection tree panel ────────────────────────────────────
    def _tree_select_only(dts):
        sel.select_batch(dts, replace=True)

    def _tree_add(dts):
        sel.select_batch(dts)

    def _tree_remove(dts):
        sel.box_remove(dts)

    # Visibility callbacks — late-binding on vis_mgr (defined later
    # in this same method).
    def _tree_hide(dts):
        vis_mgr.hide_dts(dts)
        plotter.render()

    def _tree_isolate(dts):
        vis_mgr.isolate_dts(dts)
        plotter.render()

    def _tree_reveal_all():
        vis_mgr.reveal_all()
        plotter.render()

    sel_tree = SelectionTreePanel(
        on_select_only=_tree_select_only,
        on_add_to_selection=_tree_add,
        on_remove_from_selection=_tree_remove,
        on_hide=_tree_hide,
        on_isolate=_tree_isolate,
        on_reveal_all=_tree_reveal_all,
    )

    # Plan 08 follow-up — every right-side panel is now its own
    # ``QDockWidget`` tabified together by default. Users can drag
    # any panel out, dock it elsewhere, close it from the title
    # bar, and the arrangement persists via ``window_key``.
    # ``_FIRST_DOCK`` anchors the tabify chain so subsequent calls
    # land next to it instead of fanning out across dock areas.
    from .ui._dock_registry import DockSpec
    # Right-side tool group. ``_FIRST_DOCK`` anchors the tabify
    # chain so the rest land as tabs next to it. View is the
    # anchor now that the Browser is retired (Outline + Labels
    # supersede it); Selection is no longer here — it lives in the
    # left column under the Outline (see below).
    _FIRST_DOCK = "dock_model_view"

    def _add_panel(dock_id: str, title: str, widget) -> Any:
        return win.add_extension_dock(DockSpec(
            dock_id=dock_id,
            title=title,
            factory=lambda _p: widget,
            tabify_with=(
                None if dock_id == _FIRST_DOCK else _FIRST_DOCK
            ),
        ))

    _add_panel(_FIRST_DOCK, "View", view_tab.widget)
    _add_panel("dock_model_filter", "Filter", filter_tab.widget)

    plotter = win.plotter

    # ── Build scene ─────────────────────────────────────────────
    _verbose = getattr(self._parent, '_verbose', False)
    registry = build_brep_scene(
        plotter, self._dims,
        point_size=self._point_size,
        line_width=self._line_width,
        surface_opacity=self._surface_opacity,
        show_surface_edges=self._show_surface_edges,
        verbose=_verbose,
    )
    self._registry = registry

    def _compute_model_diagonal() -> float:
        try:
            bb = gmsh.model.getBoundingBox(-1, -1)
            return float(np.linalg.norm(
                [bb[3] - bb[0], bb[4] - bb[1], bb[5] - bb[2]]
            )) or 1.0
        except Exception:
            return 1.0

    from .overlays.origin_markers_overlay import OriginMarkerOverlay
    from .ui.origin_markers_panel import OriginMarkersPanel
    from .ui.preferences_manager import PREFERENCES as _PREF
    _marker_size = _PREF.current.origin_marker_size
    origin_overlay = OriginMarkerOverlay(
        plotter,
        origin_shift=registry.origin_shift,
        model_diagonal=_compute_model_diagonal(),
        points=self._origin_markers,
        show_coords=self._origin_marker_show_coords,
        size=_marker_size,
    )
    origin_panel = OriginMarkersPanel(
        initial_points=self._origin_markers,
        initial_visible=True,
        initial_show_coords=self._origin_marker_show_coords,
        initial_size=_marker_size,
        on_visible_changed=origin_overlay.set_visible,
        on_show_coords_changed=origin_overlay.set_show_coords,
        on_marker_added=origin_overlay.add,
        on_marker_removed=origin_overlay.remove,
        on_size_changed=origin_overlay.set_size,
    )
    _add_panel("dock_model_markers", "Markers", origin_panel.widget)

    # ── Model info panel (read-only diagnostics) ──────────────
    # No longer a dock tab — surfaced via the top-level "Info"
    # menu as a standalone non-modal window (wired further down,
    # once ``win`` + the menu bar are available).
    from .ui._model_info_panel import ModelInfoPanel
    info_panel = ModelInfoPanel(parts_registry=getattr(self._parent, 'parts', None))

    # ── Section / clipping plane ────────────────────────────────
    from .overlays.clip_plane_overlay import ClipPlaneOverlay
    from .ui._clip_plane_panel import ClipPlanePanel
    clip_overlay = ClipPlaneOverlay(
        plotter, registry, origin_shift=registry.origin_shift,
    )

    def _world_bbox() -> tuple[float, float, float, float, float, float]:
        try:
            return tuple(gmsh.model.getBoundingBox(-1, -1))
        except Exception:
            return (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0)

    clip_panel = ClipPlanePanel(clip_overlay, world_bbox=_world_bbox())
    _add_panel("dock_model_section", "Section", clip_panel.widget)

    # ── Measure tool (entity-centroid distance) ─────────────────
    from .overlays.measure_overlay import MeasureOverlay
    from .ui._measure_panel import MeasurePanel
    measure_overlay = MeasureOverlay(plotter, registry)

    def _push_measure_status() -> None:
        measure_panel.update_status(
            num_points=measure_overlay.num_points,
            endpoints=measure_overlay.last_endpoints,
            distance=measure_overlay.last_distance,
            delta=measure_overlay.last_delta,
        )

    def _on_measure_active(active: bool) -> None:
        # Leaving measure mode wipes any in-flight measurement so
        # the next time the user enters they start fresh.
        if not active:
            measure_overlay.reset()
        _push_measure_status()
        win.set_status(
            "Measure mode ON — click two entities" if active
            else "Measure mode off",
            3000,
        )

    def _on_measure_clear() -> None:
        measure_overlay.reset()
        _push_measure_status()

    measure_panel = MeasurePanel(
        on_active_changed=_on_measure_active,
        on_clear=_on_measure_clear,
    )
    _add_panel("dock_model_measure", "Measure", measure_panel.widget)

    # ── Tangent / normal overlay (geometry probes in View tab) ──
    from .overlays.tangent_normal_overlay import TangentNormalOverlay
    tn_overlay = TangentNormalOverlay(
        plotter,
        origin_shift=registry.origin_shift,
        model_diagonal=_compute_model_diagonal(),
        scale=_PREF.current.tangent_normal_scale,
    )

    # ── Preferences (created AFTER scene — needs registry) ─────
    from .overlays.pref_helpers import make_line_width_cb, make_opacity_cb, make_edges_cb
    from .overlays.glyph_helpers import rebuild_brep_point_glyphs

    def _pref_point_size(v: float):
        kw = registry._add_mesh_kwargs.get(0, {})
        kw['point_size'] = v
        registry._add_mesh_kwargs[0] = kw
        rebuild_brep_point_glyphs(plotter, registry)
        plotter.render()

    _pref_line_width = make_line_width_cb(registry, plotter)
    _pref_opacity = make_opacity_cb(registry, plotter)
    _pref_edges = make_edges_cb(registry, plotter)

    def _pref_pick_color(hex_str: str):
        h = hex_str.lstrip("#")
        try:
            rgb = np.array(
                [int(h[0:2], 16), int(h[2:4], 16), int(h[4:6], 16)],
                dtype=np.uint8,
            )
        except ValueError:
            return
        color_mgr.set_pick_color(rgb)
        color_mgr.recolor_all(
            picks=set(sel._picks),
            hidden=vis_mgr.hidden,
            hover=pick_engine.hover_entity,
        )
        plotter.render()

    from .ui.theme import THEME
    prefs = PreferencesTab(
        point_size=self._point_size,
        line_width=self._line_width,
        surface_opacity=self._surface_opacity,
        show_surface_edges=self._show_surface_edges,
        on_point_size=_pref_point_size,
        on_line_width=_pref_line_width,
        on_opacity=_pref_opacity,
        on_edges=_pref_edges,
        on_pick_color=_pref_pick_color,
        on_theme=lambda name: THEME.set_theme(name),
    )
    # Session tab (formerly "Preferences") — runtime tweaks that reset
    # next session. The "Global preferences…" button at the bottom opens
    # the persistent-prefs dialog.
    from qtpy import QtWidgets as _QtW
    from .ui.preferences_dialog import open_preferences_dialog
    from .ui.theme_editor_dialog import open_theme_editor
    _btn_global = _QtW.QPushButton("Global preferences…")
    _btn_global.clicked.connect(
        lambda: open_preferences_dialog(win.window)
    )
    prefs.widget.layout().addWidget(_btn_global)
    _btn_theme = _QtW.QPushButton("Theme editor…")
    _btn_theme.clicked.connect(
        lambda: open_theme_editor(win.window)
    )
    prefs.widget.layout().addWidget(_btn_theme)
    # Wrap in a scroll area so the (tall) Session panel never
    # forces a minimum size on the shared right-side tab group —
    # it scrolls instead of stretching its neighbours.
    _sess_scroll = _QtW.QScrollArea()
    _sess_scroll.setWidgetResizable(True)
    _sess_scroll.setFrameShape(_QtW.QFrame.NoFrame)
    _sess_scroll.setWidget(prefs.widget)
    _add_panel("dock_model_session", "Session", _sess_scroll)

    # Set generous clipping range for shifted coords
    try:
        plotter.reset_camera()
        cam = plotter.renderer.GetActiveCamera()
        cam.SetClippingRange(0.01, 1e6)
    except Exception:
        pass

    # ── Core modules ────────────────────────────────────────────
    color_mgr = ColorManager(registry)
    vis_mgr = VisibilityManager(registry, color_mgr, sel, plotter, verbose=_verbose)
    from .ui.preferences_manager import PREFERENCES as _PREF_DT
    pick_engine = PickEngine(
        plotter, registry, drag_threshold=_PREF_DT.current.drag_threshold,
    )

    # ── Left column — primary navigation ───────────────────────
    # The outline (Physical Groups / Labels / Parts, ParaView-
    # style) is the model navigator; the Browser panel it once
    # mirrored has been retired. Selection sits directly below it
    # (vertical split) so picks stay visible while you browse.
    parts_reg = getattr(self._parent, 'parts', None)
    from .ui._model_outline_tree import ModelOutlineTree

    # Outline PG/Label click → declaration target for the
    # Loads / Masses panels (captured by name + kind).
    self._decl_target = None

    def _on_outline_focus(kind, payload) -> None:
        if kind in ("group", "label"):
            self._decl_target = (kind, str(payload))

    outline = ModelOutlineTree(
        selection=sel,
        vis_mgr=vis_mgr,
        parts_registry=parts_reg,
        on_group_activated=_on_group_activated,
        on_entity_toggled=lambda dt: sel.toggle(dt),
        on_new_group=_on_new_group,
        on_new_label=_on_new_label,
        on_rename_label=_on_rename_label,
        on_delete_label=_on_delete_label,
        on_rename_group=_on_rename_group,
        on_delete_group=_on_delete_group,
        on_row_focused=_on_outline_focus,
    )
    outline_dock = win.add_extension_dock(DockSpec(
        dock_id="dock_model_outline",
        title="Outline",
        factory=lambda _p: outline.widget,
        default_area="left",
    ))
    sel_dock = win.add_extension_dock(DockSpec(
        dock_id="dock_model_selection",
        title="Selection",
        factory=lambda _p: sel_tree.widget,
        default_area="left",
    ))
    # Stack Selection under the Outline in the left column.
    from qtpy import QtCore as _QtC_split
    win.window.splitDockWidget(
        outline_dock, sel_dock, _QtC_split.Qt.Vertical,
    )

    # ── Info menu — model diagnostics as a standalone window ────
    # Replaces the old "Info" dock tab. Lazily builds one
    # non-modal window the first time it's opened; reuses it
    # afterwards. Parented to the main window so it closes with
    # the viewer but never blocks it.
    from qtpy import QtWidgets as _QtW_info, QtCore as _QtC_info
    _model_name = getattr(self._parent, "model_name", None) or "model"
    _info_window: list[Any] = []

    def _open_model_info() -> None:
        w = _info_window[0] if _info_window else None
        if w is None:
            w = _QtW_info.QMainWindow(win.window)
            w.setWindowFlag(_QtC_info.Qt.Window, True)
            w.setWindowTitle(f"Model info — {_model_name}")
            w.setCentralWidget(info_panel.widget)
            w.resize(420, 620)
            _info_window.append(w)
        info_panel.refresh()
        w.show()
        w.raise_()
        w.activateWindow()

    _info_menu = win.window.menuBar().addMenu("Info")
    _act_model_info = _info_menu.addAction("Model info…")
    _act_model_info.triggered.connect(_open_model_info)

    # ── File menu — CAD geometry import / export ────────────────
    # Import is additive: g.model.io.load_step / load_dxf add to
    # the current model, then the scene rebuilds. Export writes
    # the current model to STEP. Errors surface in a dialog (same
    # as the Boolean / Transform panels). Inserted leftmost so it
    # reads as a conventional File menu.
    from qtpy import QtWidgets as _QtW_file

    def _import_step() -> None:
        path, _f = _QtW_file.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(
            win.window, "Import STEP", "",
            "STEP (*.step *.stp);;All files (*)",
        )
        if not path:
            return
        try:
            imported = self._model.io.load_step(path)
        except Exception as exc:
            _QtW_file.QMessageBox.warning(
                win.window, "Import STEP", str(exc)
            )
            return
        n = sum(len(v) for v in (imported or {}).values())
        _rebuild_scene()
        win.set_status(
            f"Imported STEP — {n} entit"
            f"{'y' if n == 1 else 'ies'}"
        )

    def _import_dxf() -> None:
        path, _f = _QtW_file.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(
            win.window, "Import DXF", "",
            "DXF (*.dxf);;All files (*)",
        )
        if not path:
            return
        try:
            self._model.io.load_dxf(path)
        except Exception as exc:
            _QtW_file.QMessageBox.warning(
                win.window, "Import DXF", str(exc)
            )
            return
        _rebuild_scene()
        win.set_status("Imported DXF")

    def _export_step() -> None:
        path, _f = _QtW_file.QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(
            win.window, "Export STEP", "",
            "STEP (*.step);;All files (*)",
        )
        if not path:
            return
        try:
            self._model.io.save_step(path)
        except Exception as exc:
            _QtW_file.QMessageBox.warning(
                win.window, "Export STEP", str(exc)
            )
            return
        win.set_status("Exported STEP")

    _file_menu = _QtW_file.QMenu("File", win.window)
    _file_menu.addAction("Import STEP…").triggered.connect(
        _import_step
    )
    _file_menu.addAction("Import DXF…").triggered.connect(
        _import_dxf
    )
    _file_menu.addSeparator()
    _file_menu.addAction("Export STEP…").triggered.connect(
        _export_step
    )
    _mb = win.window.menuBar()
    _mb_acts = _mb.actions()
    if _mb_acts:
        _mb.insertMenu(_mb_acts[0], _file_menu)   # File leftmost
    else:
        _mb.addMenu(_file_menu)

    # ── Loads / Masses declaration panels (pre-mesh) ────────────
    # Declared against the outline's selected PG / Label. The
    # library call happens here (pattern-wrapped for loads).
    # model.viewer has no mesh, so no arrows — the declarations
    # render later in g.mesh.viewer(fem=fem). Target dim is
    # validated like PG creation. No _rebuild_scene (no geometry
    # change).
    from .ui._loads_panel import LoadsPanel, LOAD_TYPES
    from .ui._masses_panel import MassesPanel, MASS_TYPES
    from qtpy import QtWidgets as _QtW_decl
    _LOAD_DIM = dict(LOAD_TYPES)
    _MASS_DIM = dict(MASS_TYPES)

    def _decl_target():
        return self._decl_target

    def _target_dims(kind, name):
        from apeGmsh.core.Labels import add_prefix
        pgname = add_prefix(name) if kind == "label" else name
        dims = set()
        for d, t in gmsh.model.getPhysicalGroups():
            try:
                if gmsh.model.getPhysicalName(d, t) == pgname:
                    dims.add(int(d))
            except Exception:
                pass
        return dims

    def _kw_for(kind, name, params):
        kw = {"label": name} if kind == "label" else {"pg": name}
        kw.update(params)
        return kw

    def _rec_view(r, with_pattern):
        t = (getattr(r, "load_type", None)
             or getattr(r, "mass_type", None)
             or getattr(r, "kind", None)
             or getattr(r, "type", None)
             or type(r).__name__)
        tgt = (getattr(r, "pg", None) or getattr(r, "label", None)
               or getattr(r, "target", None) or "")
        ttuple = None
        if getattr(r, "pg", None):
            ttuple = ("group", r.pg)
        elif getattr(r, "label", None):
            ttuple = ("label", r.label)
        params = {}
        for a in dir(r):
            if a.startswith("_"):
                continue
            try:
                v = getattr(r, a)
            except Exception:
                continue
            if callable(v):
                continue
            if isinstance(v, (int, float, bool, str, list, tuple)):
                params[a] = v
        d = {"key": id(r), "type": str(t), "target": str(tgt),
             "target_tuple": ttuple,
             "name": getattr(r, "name", None), "params": params}
        if with_pattern:
            d["pattern"] = getattr(r, "pattern", "default")
        return d

    def _loads_records():
        recs = getattr(self._parent.loads, "load_defs", []) or []
        return [_rec_view(r, True) for r in recs]

    def _loads_remove(key):
        recs = getattr(self._parent.loads, "load_defs", None)
        if recs is not None:
            recs[:] = [r for r in recs if id(r) != key]
        _loads_panel.refresh_list()

    def _loads_apply(load_type, pattern, target, params):
        kind, name = target
        need = _LOAD_DIM.get(load_type)
        dims = _target_dims(kind, name)
        if need is not None and dims and need not in dims:
            _QtW_decl.QMessageBox.warning(
                win.window, f"Loads: {load_type}",
                f"{load_type} needs a "
                f"{_DIM_NAMES.get(need, need)} target; '{name}' is "
                + ", ".join(
                    _DIM_NAMES.get(x, str(x)) for x in sorted(dims)
                ) + ".",
            )
            _loads_panel.set_hint(f"{load_type}: wrong target dim.")
            return
        try:
            with self._parent.loads.pattern(pattern):
                getattr(self._parent.loads, load_type)(
                    **_kw_for(kind, name, params)
                )
        except Exception as exc:
            _QtW_decl.QMessageBox.warning(
                win.window, f"Loads: {load_type}", str(exc)
            )
            _loads_panel.set_hint(f"{load_type} failed: {exc}")
            return
        _loads_panel.refresh_patterns()
        _loads_panel.refresh_list()
        _loads_panel.set_hint(
            f"Declared {load_type} on {name} "
            f"(pattern '{pattern}')."
        )
        win.set_status(f"Load declared: {load_type}{name}")

    _loads_panel = LoadsPanel(
        get_target=_decl_target,
        get_patterns=lambda: list(
            getattr(self._parent.loads, "patterns", lambda: [])()
        ),
        on_apply=_loads_apply,
        on_remove=_loads_remove,
        list_records=_loads_records,
    )

    def _masses_records():
        recs = getattr(self._parent.masses, "mass_defs", []) or []
        return [_rec_view(r, False) for r in recs]

    def _masses_remove(key):
        recs = getattr(self._parent.masses, "mass_defs", None)
        if recs is not None:
            recs[:] = [r for r in recs if id(r) != key]
        _masses_panel.refresh_list()

    def _masses_apply(mass_type, target, params):
        kind, name = target
        need = _MASS_DIM.get(mass_type)
        dims = _target_dims(kind, name)
        if need is not None and dims and need not in dims:
            _QtW_decl.QMessageBox.warning(
                win.window, f"Masses: {mass_type}",
                f"{mass_type} mass needs a "
                f"{_DIM_NAMES.get(need, need)} target; '{name}' is "
                + ", ".join(
                    _DIM_NAMES.get(x, str(x)) for x in sorted(dims)
                ) + ".",
            )
            _masses_panel.set_hint(f"{mass_type}: wrong target dim.")
            return
        try:
            getattr(self._parent.masses, mass_type)(
                **_kw_for(kind, name, params)
            )
        except Exception as exc:
            _QtW_decl.QMessageBox.warning(
                win.window, f"Masses: {mass_type}", str(exc)
            )
            _masses_panel.set_hint(f"{mass_type} failed: {exc}")
            return
        _masses_panel.refresh_list()
        _masses_panel.set_hint(
            f"Declared {mass_type} mass on {name}."
        )
        win.set_status(f"Mass declared: {mass_type}{name}")

    _masses_panel = MassesPanel(
        get_target=_decl_target,
        on_apply=_masses_apply,
        on_remove=_masses_remove,
        list_records=_masses_records,
    )

    # Wrap in scroll areas so the wide-range vec3 spin boxes never
    # force their (~1000px) minimum width onto the shared right-side
    # tab group — same guard the Session panel uses for its height.
    def _scrollable(w):
        sc = _QtW.QScrollArea()
        sc.setWidgetResizable(True)
        sc.setFrameShape(_QtW.QFrame.NoFrame)
        sc.setWidget(w)
        return sc

    _add_panel(
        "dock_model_loads", "Loads", _scrollable(_loads_panel.widget)
    )
    _add_panel(
        "dock_model_masses", "Masses",
        _scrollable(_masses_panel.widget),
    )

    # Scene rebuild after any geometry mutation (parts fuse,
    # boolean ops, transforms). Hoisted to show() scope so it
    # exists even without a parts registry.
    def _rebuild_scene():
        """Tear down VTK actors and rebuild from current Gmsh state.

        Mutates ``registry`` in-place so all closures over it
        (color_mgr, vis_mgr, pick_engine) keep working.
        """
        # Save camera state
        cam = plotter.renderer.GetActiveCamera()
        cam_pos = cam.GetPosition()
        cam_fp = cam.GetFocalPoint()
        cam_up = cam.GetViewUp()
        cam_clip = cam.GetClippingRange()

        # Remove old actors
        for actor in list(registry.dim_actors.values()):
            try:
                plotter.remove_actor(actor)
            except Exception:
                pass

        # Silhouettes are separate actors that ``remove_actor(fill)``
        # does NOT take down (same pyvista quirk the visibility
        # rebuild handles explicitly). Without this the pre-transform
        # outline lingers as a ghost while the fresh geometry moves.
        for sil in list(registry.dim_silhouette_actors.values()):
            try:
                plotter.remove_actor(sil)
            except Exception:
                pass

        # Build fresh scene
        fresh = build_brep_scene(
            plotter, self._dims,
            point_size=self._point_size,
            line_width=self._line_width,
            surface_opacity=self._surface_opacity,
            show_surface_edges=self._show_surface_edges,
            verbose=_verbose,
        )

        # Mutate existing registry in place — preserves closures
        for slot in registry.__slots__:
            setattr(registry, slot, getattr(fresh, slot))

        # Re-sync origin markers with the fresh registry's shift
        origin_overlay.set_origin_shift(registry.origin_shift)
        tn_overlay.set_model_diagonal(_compute_model_diagonal())
        tn_overlay.set_origin_shift(registry.origin_shift)

        # Clear stale selection / active group
        sel.clear()

        # Refresh UI panels
        if parts_tree is not None:
            parts_tree.refresh()
        outline.refresh()
        sel_tree.update(sel.picks)
        info_panel.refresh()

        # Re-bind the clip plane to the fresh mappers + new bbox
        clip_overlay.set_origin_shift(registry.origin_shift)
        clip_overlay.rebind()
        clip_panel.refresh_bbox(_world_bbox())

        # Stored centroids are stale after a rebuild
        measure_overlay.reset()
        _push_measure_status()

        # Restore camera
        cam.SetPosition(*cam_pos)
        cam.SetFocalPoint(*cam_fp)
        cam.SetViewUp(*cam_up)
        cam.SetClippingRange(*cam_clip)
        plotter.render()

    parts_tree = None
    if parts_reg is not None:
        def _parts_select_only(dts):
            sel.select_batch(dts, replace=True)

        def _parts_add(dts):
            sel.select_batch(dts)

        def _parts_remove(dts):
            sel.box_remove(dts)

        def _parts_isolate(dts):
            sel.select_batch(dts, replace=True)
            vis_mgr.isolate()
            plotter.render()

        def _parts_hide(dts):
            sel.select_batch(dts, replace=True)
            vis_mgr.hide()
            plotter.render()

        def _parts_new(label, picks):
            from qtpy.QtWidgets import QMessageBox
            try:
                parts_reg.register(label, picks)
            except ValueError as e:
                QMessageBox.warning(win.window, "Ownership conflict", str(e))
                return
            parts_tree.refresh()

        def _parts_rename(old_label, new_label):
            from qtpy.QtWidgets import QMessageBox
            try:
                parts_reg.rename(old_label, new_label)
            except (KeyError, ValueError) as e:
                QMessageBox.warning(win.window, "Rename failed", str(e))
                return
            parts_tree.refresh()

        def _parts_delete(label):
            parts_reg.delete(label)
            parts_tree.refresh()

        def _parts_fuse(labels, new_label):
            from qtpy.QtWidgets import QMessageBox
            try:
                parts_reg.fuse_group(labels, label=new_label)
            except (ValueError, RuntimeError) as e:
                QMessageBox.warning(win.window, "Fuse failed", str(e))
                return
            _rebuild_scene()

        parts_tree = PartsTreePanel(
            parts_reg, registry,
            on_select_only=_parts_select_only,
            on_add_to_selection=_parts_add,
            on_remove_from_selection=_parts_remove,
            on_isolate=_parts_isolate,
            on_hide=_parts_hide,
            on_new_part=_parts_new,
            on_rename_part=_parts_rename,
            on_delete_part=_parts_delete,
            on_fuse_parts=_parts_fuse,
            get_current_picks=lambda: sel.picks,
        )
        # Insert after Browser tab (position 1)
        win._tab_widget.insertTab(1, parts_tree.widget, "Parts")

    # ── Wire callbacks ──────────────────────────────────────────

    # Pick -> selection (or measure overlay when measure mode is on)
    def _on_pick(dt: DimTag, ctrl: bool):
        if measure_panel.is_active():
            measure_overlay.add_entity(dt)
            _push_measure_status()
            return
        if ctrl:
            sel.unpick(dt)
        else:
            sel.toggle(dt)

    pick_engine.on_pick = _on_pick
    pick_engine.set_hidden_check(vis_mgr.is_hidden)

    # Hover -> color
    _prev_hover: list[DimTag | None] = [None]

    def _on_hover(dt: DimTag | None):
        old = _prev_hover[0]
        _prev_hover[0] = dt
        if old is not None and old != dt:
            is_picked = old in sel._picks
            color_mgr.set_entity_state(old, picked=is_picked)
        if dt is not None:
            is_picked = dt in sel._picks
            if not is_picked:
                color_mgr.set_entity_state(dt, hovered=True)
        plotter.render()

    pick_engine.on_hover = _on_hover

    # Selection changed -> batch recolor + refresh UI
    def _on_sel_changed():
        color_mgr.recolor_all(
            picks=set(sel._picks),
            hidden=vis_mgr.hidden,
            hover=pick_engine.hover_entity,
        )
        plotter.render()
        n = len(sel.picks)
        grp = sel.active_group or "none"
        win.set_status(f"{n} picked | group: {grp}")

    sel.on_changed.append(_on_sel_changed)
    # Repaint idle colors when the theme palette changes
    win.on_theme_changed(lambda _p: _on_sel_changed())
    win.on_theme_changed(lambda _p: tn_overlay.refresh_theme())
    sel.on_changed.append(lambda: sel_tree.update(sel.picks))
    sel.on_changed.append(lambda: outline.update_active())
    if parts_tree is not None:
        sel.on_changed.append(
            lambda: parts_tree.highlight_part_for_entity(sel.picks[-1])
            if sel.picks else None
        )
    # Write active group to Gmsh on every pick change
    sel.on_changed.append(lambda: sel.commit_active_group())
    # Plan 04 step 4 — selection bridge into ActiveObjects.
    # Same pattern as mesh.viewer: emit a fresh tuple of picks on
    # every mutation so ``ActiveObjects``' identity short-circuit
    # doesn't suppress in-place changes. Subscribers reach for
    # ``viewer._active.selection`` (a tuple snapshot) or, for
    # richer state, hold a viewer reference and inspect
    # ``viewer._selection_state``.
    _active_ref = self._active
    sel.on_changed.append(
        lambda: _active_ref.set_selection(tuple(sel.picks)),
    )

    # Visibility changed -> render
    vis_mgr.on_changed.append(lambda: plotter.render())

    # Box select
    def _on_box(dts: list[DimTag], ctrl: bool):
        if ctrl:
            n = sel.box_remove(dts)
            verb = "removed"
        else:
            n = sel.box_add(dts)
            verb = "added"
        if n:
            noun = "entity" if n == 1 else "entities"
            win.set_status(f"Box select: {verb} {n} {noun}", 2000)
        else:
            win.set_status("Box select: 0 entities", 2000)

    pick_engine.on_box_select = _on_box

    # ── Boolean / Transform panels (live OCC editing) ───────────
    # Pure-UI panels; these callbacks own the library call +
    # _rebuild_scene (mirrors _parts_fuse). The selection feeds
    # operands; OCC renumbers after each op, so captured operands
    # are dropped and the rebuild clears the selection.
    import math as _math
    from .ui._boolean_panel import BooleanPanel
    from .ui._transform_panel import TransformPanel

    def _on_boolean(op, objects, tools, opts):
        from qtpy import QtWidgets
        if not objects:
            _boolean_panel.set_hint(
                "Set the Objects slot from a selection first."
            )
            return
        if op in ("fuse", "cut", "intersect") and not tools:
            _boolean_panel.set_hint(
                f"{op} needs both Objects and Tools."
            )
            return
        bx = self._model.boolean
        try:
            if op == "fragment":
                res = bx.fragment(
                    objects, tools,
                    remove_object=opts["remove_object"],
                    remove_tool=opts["remove_tool"],
                    cleanup_free=opts["cleanup_free"],
                )
            else:
                kw = dict(
                    remove_object=opts["remove_object"],
                    remove_tool=opts["remove_tool"],
                )
                if opts["label"]:
                    kw["label"] = opts["label"]
                res = getattr(bx, op)(objects, tools, **kw)
        except Exception as exc:
            QtWidgets.QMessageBox.warning(
                win.window, f"Boolean: {op}", str(exc)
            )
            _boolean_panel.set_hint(f"{op} failed: {exc}")
            return
        _boolean_panel.clear_operands()
        _rebuild_scene()
        n = len(res) if res else 0
        _boolean_panel.set_hint(f"{op} OK → {n} result(s)")
        win.set_status(f"Boolean {op}: {n} result(s)")

    def _on_transform(op, params, duplicate):
        from qtpy import QtWidgets
        tags = list(sel.picks)
        tx = self._model.transforms
        geo = self._model.geometry
        if op != "thru_sections" and not tags:
            _transform_panel.set_hint("Select entities first.")
            return
        try:
            if op in ("translate", "rotate", "scale", "mirror"):
                if duplicate:
                    dims = {d for d, _ in tags}
                    if len(dims) != 1:
                        _transform_panel.set_hint(
                            "'Keep original' needs a single-"
                            "dimension selection."
                        )
                        return
                    dim0 = dims.pop()
                    target = [(dim0, t) for t in tx.copy(tags)]
                else:
                    target = tags
                if op == "translate":
                    tx.translate(target, params["dx"],
                                 params["dy"], params["dz"])
                elif op == "rotate":
                    tx.rotate(
                        target, _math.radians(params["angle"]),
                        ax=params["ax"], ay=params["ay"],
                        az=params["az"], cx=params["cx"],
                        cy=params["cy"], cz=params["cz"],
                    )
                elif op == "scale":
                    tx.scale(
                        target, params["sx"], params["sy"],
                        params["sz"], cx=params["cx"],
                        cy=params["cy"], cz=params["cz"],
                    )
                else:  # mirror
                    tx.mirror(target, params["a"], params["b"],
                              params["c"], params["d"])
            elif op == "copy":
                tx.copy(tags)
            elif op == "extrude":
                ne = [params["layers"]] if params["layers"] else None
                tx.extrude(tags, params["dx"], params["dy"],
                           params["dz"], num_elements=ne,
                           recombine=params["recombine"])
            elif op == "revolve":
                ne = [params["layers"]] if params["layers"] else None
                tx.revolve(
                    tags, _math.radians(params["angle"]),
                    x=params["x"], y=params["y"], z=params["z"],
                    ax=params["ax"], ay=params["ay"],
                    az=params["az"], num_elements=ne,
                    recombine=params["recombine"],
                )
            elif op == "sweep":
                pc = params.get("path_curves") or []
                if not pc:
                    _transform_panel.set_hint(
                        "Set the sweep path from selected curves."
                    )
                    return
                wire = geo.add_wire(pc)
                tx.sweep(tags, wire, trihedron=params["trihedron"])
            elif op == "thru_sections":
                secs = params.get("sections") or []
                if len(secs) < 2:
                    _transform_panel.set_hint(
                        "Add at least 2 sections."
                    )
                    return
                wires = [geo.add_wire(c) for c in secs]
                tx.thru_sections(
                    wires, make_solid=params["make_solid"],
                    make_ruled=params["make_ruled"],
                )
        except Exception as exc:
            QtWidgets.QMessageBox.warning(
                win.window, f"Transform: {op}", str(exc)
            )
            _transform_panel.set_hint(f"{op} failed: {exc}")
            return
        _transform_panel.reset_captures()
        _rebuild_scene()
        _transform_panel.set_hint(f"{op} OK")
        win.set_status(f"Transform {op} applied")

    _boolean_panel = BooleanPanel(
        get_selection=lambda: list(sel.picks),
        on_apply=_on_boolean,
    )
    _transform_panel = TransformPanel(
        get_selection=lambda: list(sel.picks),
        on_apply=_on_transform,
    )
    _add_panel("dock_model_boolean", "Boolean", _boolean_panel.widget)
    _add_panel(
        "dock_model_transform", "Transform", _transform_panel.widget
    )

    # ── Navigation ──────────────────────────────────────────────
    install_navigation(
        plotter,
        get_orbit_pivot=lambda: sel.centroid(registry),
    )

    # ── Motion LOD ──────────────────────────────────────────────
    # The per-dim silhouette actors are ``vtkPolyDataSilhouette`` —
    # view-dependent, so they re-execute every frame the camera
    # moves (the dominant per-orbit cost on a complex CAD part,
    # on top of what the navigation bounds-cache already removes).
    # Hide them during any camera gesture and restore ~120 ms
    # after it settles — same interactive-LOD trick mesh.viewer
    # uses for its node cloud. The lambda is re-evaluated per
    # gesture so it always targets the live silhouette actors
    # (they're rebuilt by the visibility hide/show path).
    from .core.motion_lod import MotionLOD
    self._motion_lod = MotionLOD(
        plotter,
        lambda: list(registry.dim_silhouette_actors.values()),
    )
    self._motion_lod.install()

    # ── Install pick engine ─────────────────────────────────────
    pick_engine.install()

    # ── Visibility action helpers (shared between toolbar + keys) ──
    def _act_hide() -> None:
        vis_mgr.hide()
        plotter.render()

    def _act_isolate() -> None:
        vis_mgr.isolate()
        plotter.render()

    def _act_reveal_all() -> None:
        vis_mgr.reveal_all()
        plotter.render()

    # ── Toolbar buttons for visibility ──────────────────────────
    win.add_toolbar_separator()
    win.add_toolbar_button("Hide selected (H)", "H", _act_hide)
    win.add_toolbar_button("Isolate selected (I)", "I", _act_isolate)
    win.add_toolbar_button("Reveal all (R)", "R", _act_reveal_all)

    # ── Keybindings ─────────────────────────────────────────────
    # VTK-level (only when 3D viewport has focus)
    plotter.add_key_event("h", _act_hide)
    plotter.add_key_event("i", _act_isolate)
    plotter.add_key_event("r", _act_reveal_all)
    plotter.add_key_event("u", lambda: sel.undo())

    # Dim filters: 0=points, 1=curves, 2=surfaces, 3=volumes
    for key, dim_set in [
        ("0", {0}), ("1", {1}), ("2", {2}), ("3", {3}),
    ]:
        plotter.add_key_event(
            key,
            lambda ds=dim_set: _on_filter(ds),
        )
    # 4 = all dims
    plotter.add_key_event(
        "4", lambda: _on_filter(set(self._dims)),
    )

    # Window-level (work regardless of focus / mouse position)
    win.add_shortcut("Escape", lambda: sel.clear())
    win.add_shortcut("Q", lambda: win.window.close())

    # ── Pre-load group if specified ─────────────────────────────
    if self._physical_group is not None and sel.picks:
        _on_sel_changed()

    # ── Run ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    win.exec()
    return self

to_physical

to_physical(name: str | None = None) -> int | None

Write the current picks as a Gmsh physical group.

Source code in src/apeGmsh/viewers/model_viewer.py
def to_physical(self, name: str | None = None) -> int | None:
    """Write the current picks as a Gmsh physical group."""
    if self._selection_state is None:
        return None
    sel = self._selection_state
    group_name = name or self._physical_group
    if not group_name:
        return None
    sel.apply_group(group_name)
    return sel.flush_to_gmsh()

MeshViewer — g.mesh.viewer()

apeGmsh.viewers.mesh_viewer.MeshViewer

MeshViewer(parent: '_SessionBase', *, dims: list[int] | None = None, point_size: float | None = None, line_width: float | None = None, surface_opacity: float | None = None, show_surface_edges: bool | None = None, origin_markers: list[tuple[float, float, float]] | None = None, origin_marker_show_coords: bool | None = None, view: 'ViewerData | None' = None, fast: bool = True, **kwargs: Any)

Interactive mesh viewer with element/node picking.

Displays mesh elements and nodes with optional load, constraint, and mass overlays. Overlay data comes from a resolved :class:apeGmsh.viewers.data.ViewerData snapshot — either passed explicitly or auto-resolved from the session at show time.

Parameters

parent : _SessionBase The apeGmsh session. dims : list[int], optional Which mesh dimensions to show (default: [1, 2, 3]). point_size, line_width, surface_opacity, show_surface_edges Visual properties. view : ViewerData, optional Pre-resolved structural snapshot. If not provided, the viewer calls get_fem_data() automatically when the window opens and wraps the resulting FEMData. Phase 8.7 commit 6 renamed this kwarg from fem to view. fast : bool Ignored (always fast). Kept for backward compatibility.

Source code in src/apeGmsh/viewers/mesh_viewer.py
def __init__(
    self,
    parent: "_SessionBase",
    *,
    dims: list[int] | None = None,
    point_size: float | None = None,
    line_width: float | None = None,
    surface_opacity: float | None = None,
    show_surface_edges: bool | None = None,
    origin_markers: list[tuple[float, float, float]] | None = None,
    origin_marker_show_coords: bool | None = None,
    view: "ViewerData | None" = None,
    fast: bool = True,
    **kwargs: Any,
) -> None:
    from .ui.preferences_manager import PREFERENCES
    p = PREFERENCES.current

    self._parent = parent
    self._dims = dims if dims is not None else [1, 2, 3]

    # Mesh viewer keeps its own pref-sourced visual defaults. Explicit
    # kwarg still wins; falling back to the user's persisted preference
    # otherwise. Historic hard-coded fallbacks (6.0/3.0/1.0/True) match
    # ``Preferences``'s ``node_marker_size``/``line_width`` defaults.
    self._point_size = (
        point_size if point_size is not None else p.node_marker_size
    )
    self._line_width = (
        line_width if line_width is not None else p.mesh_line_width
    )
    self._surface_opacity = (
        surface_opacity if surface_opacity is not None
        else p.mesh_surface_opacity
    )
    self._show_surface_edges = (
        show_surface_edges if show_surface_edges is not None
        else p.mesh_show_surface_edges
    )

    # Origin marker overlay. User preference controls whether the
    # default is ``[(0,0,0)]`` or ``[]``; explicit kwarg wins.
    if origin_markers is not None:
        self._origin_markers: list[tuple[float, float, float]] = list(origin_markers)
    elif p.origin_marker_include_world_origin:
        self._origin_markers = [(0.0, 0.0, 0.0)]
    else:
        self._origin_markers = []
    self._origin_marker_show_coords = (
        origin_marker_show_coords if origin_marker_show_coords is not None
        else p.origin_marker_show_coords
    )
    self._view: "ViewerData | None" = view

    # Populated during show()
    self._selection_state: "SelectionState | None" = None
    self._scene_data: "MeshSceneData | None" = None

    # Runtime state (populated in show()) — pre-declared for clarity
    self._plotter: Any = None
    self._win: Any = None
    self._scene: "MeshSceneData | None" = None
    self._registry: "EntityRegistry | None" = None
    self._sel: "SelectionState | None" = None
    self._color_mgr: "ColorManager | None" = None
    self._vis_mgr: "VisibilityManager | None" = None
    self._pick_engine: "PickEngine | None" = None
    self._color_mode_ctrl: "ColorModeController | None" = None
    self._info_tab: "MeshInfoTab | None" = None
    self._mesh_tn_overlay: "MeshTangentNormalOverlay | None" = None

    # UI tabs (resolved after construction)
    self._loads_tab: Any = None
    self._mass_tab: Any = None
    self._constraints_tab: Any = None

    # Mutable per-show state buckets
    self._label_actors: list = []
    self._load_actors: list = []
    self._mass_actors: list = []
    self._constraint_actors: list = []
    self._overlay_scales: dict[str, float] = {
        'force_arrow':           1.0,
        'moment_arrow':          1.0,
        'mass_sphere':           1.0,
        'constraint_marker':     1.0,
        'constraint_line':       1.0,
        'tangent_normal_arrow':  1.0,
    }
    self._moment_template: Any = None
    self._pick_mode: list[str] = ["brep"]   # "brep", "element", "node"
    self._picked_elems: list[int] = []
    self._picked_nodes: list[int] = []
    self._prev_hover: list[DimTag | None] = [None]
    self._hover_label: Any = None

    # Plan 04 step 3 — per-viewer ActiveObjects coordinator.
    # Populated by ``show()`` once a QApplication exists. Same
    # design as ``ResultsViewer._active``: a single source of
    # truth for "what is currently selected / which pick mode" so
    # panels subscribe instead of wiring direct callbacks.
    self._active: Any = None
    # Subscription handle for the SelectionState bridge; cleared
    # in ``_on_close``-equivalent paths.
    self._sel_bridge_unsub: Any = None

show

show(*, title: str | None = None, maximized: bool = True)

Open the viewer window, block until closed.

Source code in src/apeGmsh/viewers/mesh_viewer.py
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def show(self, *, title: str | None = None, maximized: bool = True):
    """Open the viewer window, block until closed."""
    from .core.navigation import install_navigation
    from .core.color_manager import ColorManager
    from .core.color_mode_controller import ColorModeController
    from .core.pick_engine import PickEngine
    from .core.visibility import VisibilityManager
    from .core.selection import SelectionState
    from .scene.mesh_scene import build_mesh_scene
    from .ui.viewer_window import ViewerWindow
    from .ui.preferences import PreferencesTab
    from .ui.mesh_tabs import MeshInfoTab, DisplayTab, MeshFilterTab
    from .ui.preferences_manager import PREFERENCES as _PREF
    from .ui.theme import THEME

    gmsh.model.occ.synchronize()

    self._dims = self._auto_filter_dims(self._dims)

    # ── Selection state ─────────────────────────────────────────
    sel = SelectionState()
    self._selection_state = sel
    self._sel = sel

    # ── Window (creates QApplication) ───────────────────────────
    # ``window_key`` opts into layout persistence under
    # ``QSettings("apeGmsh", "MeshViewer")`` (plan 08 follow-up).
    default_title = f"MeshViewer — {self._parent.name}"
    win = ViewerWindow(
        title=title or default_title, window_key="MeshViewer",
    )
    self._win = win

    # ── Plan 04 step 3 — ActiveObjects coordinator ──────────────
    # One per viewer. Pick mode + selection get their canonical
    # signal surface here; existing per-instance state (the
    # ``_pick_mode[0]`` cache, ``sel.on_changed`` callbacks) stays
    # in lockstep via two bridges installed below.
    from .core._active_objects import ActiveObjects
    self._active = ActiveObjects(parent=win.window)
    # Pick mode bridge — subscribers update the legacy cache + the
    # status bar. ``_set_pick_mode`` now flows through
    # ``set_active_pick_mode``, so any future panel that wants to
    # react to pick-mode flips can subscribe to
    # ``activePickModeChanged`` without touching this file.
    self._active.activePickModeChanged.connect(self._on_active_pick_mode)
    # Seed the active pick mode with whatever the constructor /
    # __init__ set on the legacy cache (default "brep"). This keeps
    # ``self._active.active_pick_mode`` aligned with
    # ``_pick_mode[0]`` from the start — code that subscribes to
    # ``activePickModeChanged`` won't see a phantom "" state before
    # the first user key-press.
    try:
        self._active.set_active_pick_mode(self._pick_mode[0])
    except Exception:
        pass

    # ── UI tabs (AFTER QApplication exists) ─────────────────────
    info_tab = MeshInfoTab()
    self._info_tab = info_tab

    display_tab = DisplayTab(
        on_color_mode=self._on_color_mode,
        on_node_labels=self._toggle_node_labels,
        on_elem_labels=self._toggle_elem_labels,
        on_wireframe=self._toggle_wireframe,
        on_show_edges=self._toggle_edges,
    )

    filter_tab = MeshFilterTab(
        self._dims,
        on_filter_changed=self._on_mesh_filter,
        on_mesh_probes_changed=self._on_mesh_probes_changed,
    )

    win.add_tab("Info", info_tab.widget)
    win.add_tab("Display", display_tab.widget)
    win.add_tab("Filter", filter_tab.widget)

    plotter = win.plotter
    self._plotter = plotter

    # ── Build scene ─────────────────────────────────────────────
    _verbose = getattr(self._parent, '_verbose', False)
    scene = build_mesh_scene(
        plotter, self._dims,
        line_width=self._line_width,
        surface_opacity=self._surface_opacity,
        show_surface_edges=self._show_surface_edges,
        node_marker_size=self._point_size,
        verbose=_verbose,
    )
    self._scene_data = scene
    self._scene = scene
    registry = scene.registry
    self._registry = registry

    # ── Hover tooltip overlay (Qt label on the plotter widget) ──
    from qtpy import QtWidgets as _QtW, QtCore as _QtC
    _interactor = getattr(plotter, "interactor", None)
    if _interactor is not None:
        self._hover_label = _QtW.QLabel(_interactor)
        self._hover_label.setStyleSheet(
            "QLabel { background-color: rgba(40, 40, 40, 220); "
            "color: #eee; padding: 4px 6px; border: 1px solid #555; "
            "border-radius: 3px; }"
        )
        self._hover_label.setAttribute(
            _QtC.Qt.WA_TransparentForMouseEvents
        )
        self._hover_label.hide()

    # ── Origin markers ──────────────────────────────────────────
    from .overlays.origin_markers_overlay import OriginMarkerOverlay
    from .ui.origin_markers_panel import OriginMarkersPanel
    _marker_size = _PREF.current.origin_marker_size
    origin_overlay = OriginMarkerOverlay(
        plotter,
        origin_shift=registry.origin_shift,
        model_diagonal=scene.model_diagonal,
        points=self._origin_markers,
        show_coords=self._origin_marker_show_coords,
        size=_marker_size,
    )
    origin_panel = OriginMarkersPanel(
        initial_points=self._origin_markers,
        initial_visible=True,
        initial_show_coords=self._origin_marker_show_coords,
        initial_size=_marker_size,
        on_visible_changed=origin_overlay.set_visible,
        on_show_coords_changed=origin_overlay.set_show_coords,
        on_marker_added=origin_overlay.add,
        on_marker_removed=origin_overlay.remove,
        on_size_changed=origin_overlay.set_size,
    )
    win.add_tab("Markers", origin_panel.widget)

    # ── Mesh tangent / normal overlay ───────────────────────────
    from .overlays.mesh_tangent_normal_overlay import (
        MeshTangentNormalOverlay,
    )
    self._mesh_tn_overlay = MeshTangentNormalOverlay(
        plotter,
        origin_shift=registry.origin_shift,
        model_diagonal=scene.model_diagonal,
        scale=_PREF.current.tangent_normal_scale,
    )

    # ── Resolve FEM snapshot for overlays ───────────────────────
    view = self._view
    if view is None:
        # ``get_fem_data`` builds the full FEMData broker (~2.7 s on
        # a 600 k-node mesh). Its only consumer is ``self._view``,
        # which feeds the loads / mass / constraints tabs and their
        # rebuild callbacks — and those tabs are only created when
        # the matching composite exists. For a mesh-only model
        # (no loads/mass/constraints) the broker is pure waste, so
        # skip it unless something will actually read it.
        _needs_fem = any(
            getattr(self._parent, _c, None) is not None
            for _c in ("loads", "masses", "constraints")
        )
        if _needs_fem:
            try:
                fem = self._parent.mesh.queries.get_fem_data(
                    dim=max(self._dims))
            except Exception:
                fem = None
            if fem is not None:
                from .data import ViewerData
                view = ViewerData.from_fem(fem)
    self._view = view

    # ── Insert overlay tabs (loads/mass/constraints) ────────────
    self._build_overlay_tabs(win)

    # ── Preferences (created AFTER scene — needs registry) ─────
    self._build_preferences_tab(win)

    # ── Core modules ────────────────────────────────────────────
    color_mgr = ColorManager(registry)
    self._color_mgr = color_mgr
    # With the CAD-neutral palette (dim_pt/crv black, dim_srf/vol gray)
    # the default per-dim idle function already gives a uniform look
    # while keeping nodes black — no override needed.
    vis_mgr = VisibilityManager(registry, color_mgr, sel, plotter, verbose=_verbose)
    self._vis_mgr = vis_mgr
    pick_engine = PickEngine(
        plotter, registry,
        drag_threshold=_PREF.current.drag_threshold,
    )
    self._pick_engine = pick_engine

    # ── Color mode controller ───────────────────────────────────
    self._color_mode_ctrl = ColorModeController(
        color_mgr=color_mgr,
        registry=registry,
        scene=scene,
        sel=sel,
        vis_mgr=vis_mgr,
        plotter=plotter,
    )

    # ── Browser tab (groups + element types visibility) ─────────
    from .ui.mesh_browser_tab import MeshBrowserTab
    if scene.group_to_breps or scene.brep_dominant_type:
        self._browser_tab = MeshBrowserTab(
            scene, on_hidden_changed=vis_mgr.set_hidden,
        )
        win.add_tab("Browser", self._browser_tab.widget)

    # ── Left-rail outline tree — primary navigation ────────────
    # ParaView-style alternative to the right-side Browser tab.
    # Lists Physical Groups + Element Types + Parts, plus optional
    # Loads / Masses / Constraints sections when the matching
    # composites are set on ``g``. Eye toggles on those rows fire
    # the same rebuild callbacks the right-side tabs already use,
    # so the overlay updates the same way regardless of which
    # surface drove it.
    from .ui._mesh_outline_tree import MeshOutlineTree
    from .ui._dock_registry import DockSpec
    parts_reg = getattr(self._parent, 'parts', None)
    loads_comp = getattr(self._parent, 'loads', None)
    mass_comp = getattr(self._parent, 'masses', None)
    constraints_comp = getattr(self._parent, 'constraints', None)

    # Map outline row kinds to the right-side tab names whose
    # contents serve as the property editor for that row type.
    # mesh.viewer's right side is the legacy ``QTabWidget`` (not
    # tabified extension docks), so we identify tabs by their
    # text label.
    _OUTLINE_TAB_MAP = {
        "group":           "Browser",
        "type":            "Browser",
        "part":            "Browser",
        "load_pattern":    "Loads",
        "mass":            "Mass",
        "constraint_kind": "Constraints",
    }

    def _on_outline_row_focused(kind: str, _payload) -> None:
        tab_name = _OUTLINE_TAB_MAP.get(kind)
        if tab_name is not None:
            win.focus_tab(tab_name)

    self._outline_tree = MeshOutlineTree(
        scene=scene,
        selection=sel,
        vis_mgr=vis_mgr,
        parts_registry=parts_reg,
        loads_composite=loads_comp,
        mass_composite=mass_comp,
        constraints_composite=constraints_comp,
        on_load_patterns_changed=self._rebuild_loads_overlay,
        on_mass_visibility_changed=self._rebuild_mass_overlay,
        on_constraint_kinds_changed=self._rebuild_constraints_overlay,
        on_row_focused=_on_outline_row_focused,
    )
    outline_dock = win.add_extension_dock(DockSpec(
        dock_id="dock_mesh_outline",
        title="Outline",
        factory=lambda _p: self._outline_tree.widget,
        default_area="left",
    ))
    # The outline dock is added here, *after* ViewerWindow.__init__
    # already ran _restore_layout(). A QDockWidget created after
    # QMainWindow.restoreState() is not placed by the restored
    # layout (documented Qt behaviour) and Qt leaves it floating —
    # which a stale persisted MeshViewer layout then re-saves every
    # launch. restoreDockWidget() is Qt's remedy for a late-added
    # dock; if there is no valid saved placement (or it was saved
    # floating from this bug) force it back into the left area.
    # Mirrors the explicit post-add re-dock model.viewer performs
    # via splitDockWidget().
    from qtpy import QtCore as _QtC_dock
    win.window.restoreDockWidget(outline_dock)
    if outline_dock.isFloating():
        outline_dock.setFloating(False)
        win.window.addDockWidget(
            _QtC_dock.Qt.LeftDockWidgetArea, outline_dock,
        )

    # ── Clipping tab ────────────────────────────────────────────
    from .core.clipping_controller import ClippingController
    from .ui.clipping_tab import ClippingTab
    self._clipping_ctrl = ClippingController(plotter, registry)
    self._clipping_tab = ClippingTab(
        on_toggle=self._clipping_ctrl.toggle,
        on_reset=self._clipping_ctrl.reset,
    )
    win.add_tab("Clipping", self._clipping_tab.widget)

    # ── Wire callbacks ──────────────────────────────────────────
    pick_engine.on_pick = self._handle_pick
    pick_engine.on_hover = self._handle_hover
    pick_engine.on_box_select = self._handle_box_select
    pick_engine.set_hidden_check(vis_mgr.is_hidden)

    # Dim checkboxes: drive both actor visibility (the user-visible
    # effect) and the pick-engine pickable-dims mask (so picks ignore
    # hidden dims). Earlier this only set the pickable mask, making
    # the checkboxes appear to do nothing visually.
    def _on_dim_filter(active_dims: set[int]) -> None:
        self._on_mesh_filter(active_dims)
        pick_engine.set_pickable_dims(active_dims)
    filter_tab._on_filter = _on_dim_filter

    # Selection changed -> recolor
    sel.on_changed.append(self._handle_sel_changed)
    # Plan 04 step 3 — selection bridge into ActiveObjects.
    # ``SelectionState`` keeps its legacy ``on_changed`` list (the
    # plan doc marks it as a one-release compatibility shim); this
    # bridge fans the same event out via ``selectionChanged``
    # so new subscribers don't need to know about SelectionState's
    # internal callback list. The payload is an immutable tuple of
    # picks — fresh per emit, so ``ActiveObjects``' identity check
    # doesn't suppress repeat fires when picks mutate in place,
    # and downstream subscribers get a stable snapshot they can
    # cache without worrying about later mutation. Subscribers
    # needing more (centroid, parent shapes) reach for
    # ``viewer._sel`` via the viewer reference.
    def _sel_bridge() -> None:
        if self._active is not None and self._sel is not None:
            self._active.set_selection(tuple(self._sel.picks))
    sel.on_changed.append(_sel_bridge)
    self._sel_bridge_unsub = _sel_bridge
    vis_mgr.on_changed.append(lambda: plotter.render())
    # Repaint mesh idle colors when the theme palette changes
    win.on_theme_changed(lambda _p: self._handle_sel_changed())
    # Refresh tangent / normal arrows when palette changes
    win.on_theme_changed(
        lambda _p: self._mesh_tn_overlay.refresh_theme()
        if self._mesh_tn_overlay is not None else None
    )

    # ── Navigation ──────────────────────────────────────────────
    install_navigation(
        plotter,
        get_orbit_pivot=lambda: sel.centroid(registry),
    )

    # ── Motion LOD ──────────────────────────────────────────────
    # The per-dim node cloud (one sphere-sprite per FE node — 600k+
    # on large meshes) dominates per-frame GPU cost. Hide it while
    # the camera is moving and restore it ~120 ms after the gesture
    # settles, so orbit/zoom stay smooth without losing the node
    # display at rest. Mirrors ParaView's interactive LOD.
    from .core.motion_lod import MotionLOD
    self._motion_lod = MotionLOD(
        plotter,
        lambda: list(registry.dim_node_actors.values()),
    )
    self._motion_lod.install()

    # ── Install pick engine ─────────────────────────────────────
    pick_engine.install()

    # ── Toolbar buttons for visibility ──────────────────────────
    win.add_toolbar_separator()
    win.add_toolbar_button("Hide selected (H)", "H", self._act_hide)
    win.add_toolbar_button("Isolate selected (I)", "I", self._act_isolate)
    win.add_toolbar_button("Reveal all (R)", "R", self._act_reveal_all)
    win.add_toolbar_separator()
    win.add_toolbar_button("Save image…", "Img", self._act_screenshot)

    # ── Keybindings ─────────────────────────────────────────────
    plotter.add_key_event("h", self._act_hide)
    plotter.add_key_event("i", self._act_isolate)
    plotter.add_key_event("r", self._act_reveal_all)
    plotter.add_key_event("u", lambda: sel.undo())

    win.add_shortcut("Escape", lambda: sel.clear())
    win.add_shortcut("Q", lambda: win.window.close())

    plotter.add_key_event("e", lambda: self._set_pick_mode("element"))
    plotter.add_key_event("n", lambda: self._set_pick_mode("node"))
    plotter.add_key_event("b", lambda: self._set_pick_mode("brep"))

    # ── Show summary ────────────────────────────────────────────
    n_nodes = len(scene.node_tags)
    n_elems = sum(len(v) for v in scene.brep_to_elems.values())
    info_tab.show_summary(n_nodes, n_elems)
    win.set_status(
        f"Mesh: {n_nodes:,} nodes, {n_elems:,} elements | "
        f"Mode: BRep (press E=element, N=node, B=brep)"
    )

    # ── Run ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    win.exec()
    return self

ResultsViewer — Results.viewer()

apeGmsh.viewers.results_viewer.ResultsViewer

ResultsViewer(results: 'Results', *, title: Optional[str] = None, restore_session: 'bool | str' = 'prompt', save_session: bool = True, cuts: 'Optional[Sequence[SectionCutDef]]' = None, model_h5: 'Optional[str | Path]' = None)

Post-solve interactive viewer.

Parameters

results A :class:Results instance — must have a bound FEMData (either from the embedded /model/ snapshot or via results.bind(fem)). title Window title. Defaults to "Results — <path>".

Source code in src/apeGmsh/viewers/results_viewer.py
def __init__(
    self,
    results: "Results",
    *,
    title: Optional[str] = None,
    restore_session: "bool | str" = "prompt",
    save_session: bool = True,
    cuts: "Optional[Sequence[SectionCutDef]]" = None,
    model_h5: "Optional[str | Path]" = None,
) -> None:
    if results.fem is None:
        raise RuntimeError(
            "ResultsViewer requires a Results with a bound FEMData. "
            "Either open with Results.from_native(path) (which auto-"
            "binds the embedded snapshot) or call results.bind(fem)."
        )
    self._results = results
    self._title = title
    self._restore_session = restore_session
    self._save_session = save_session
    # Section cuts to wire in at boot. The director constructs in
    # ``show()`` — these are queued until then and applied right
    # after the registry is bound, so the cut Layers attach against
    # a live plotter + scene like any other diagram added at boot.
    self._pending_cuts: tuple = tuple(cuts) if cuts else ()
    self._pending_model_h5: Optional[Path] = (
        Path(model_h5) if model_h5 is not None else None
    )
    # Effective ``model_h5`` for scene-side orientation: explicit
    # kwarg wins; otherwise fall back to ``results._path`` when the
    # results were opened from disk AND the file carries the
    # OpenSees orientation zone (``/opensees/transforms`` +
    # ``/opensees/element_meta``). Producer-agnostic — both the
    # bridge writer and ``ModelData`` produce a byte-equivalent
    # zone (ADR 0018 INV-16) so a single seam covers both. Distinct
    # from ``_pending_model_h5`` (which still drives the director's
    # cuts wiring + auto-load — P2 does not touch that opt-in
    # path).
    self._effective_model_h5: Optional[Path] = self._resolve_effective_model_h5(
        results=results, explicit=self._pending_model_h5,
    )

    # Populated in show()
    self._director: "ResultsDirector | None" = None
    self._scene: "FEMSceneData | None" = None
    self._win: Any = None
    self._plotter: Any = None
    self._settings_tab: "DiagramSettingsTab | None" = None
    self._color_editor: Any = None
    self._color_editor_action: Any = None
    self._registry_unsub: "Optional[Callable[[], None]]" = None
    self._step_unsub: "Optional[Callable[[], None]]" = None
    self._stage_unsub: "Optional[Callable[[], None]]" = None
    # Output dock + log router. Constructed lazily in _show_impl
    # so headless usage (Results.from_native + queries) doesn't
    # pull Qt. Lifecycle:
    # - router.install() before window construction
    # - dock mounted via extension_docks=[spec]
    # - router.uninstall() in _on_close
    self._log_router: Any = None
    self._output_dock: Any = None
    self._output_badge: Any = None
    # Plan 04 step 2 — per-viewer ActiveObjects coordinator.
    # Initialised in _show_impl after the window so it can parent
    # to win.window for Qt's GC. Panels subscribe to its signals
    # rather than wiring direct callbacks to each other.
    self._active: Any = None
    self._time_scrubber: Any = None
    self._substrate_actor: Any = None
    self._wireframe_actor: Any = None
    self._node_cloud_actor: Any = None
    self._node_label_actor: Any = None
    self._element_label_actor: Any = None
    self._plot_pane: Any = None
    self._details_panel: Any = None
    self._geometry_panel: Any = None
    self._session_panel: Any = None
    # diagram instance -> side panel; lifecycle tied to registry.
    self._diagram_side_panels: dict = {}
    # (node_id, component) -> TimeHistoryPanel; user-closable from
    # the plot-pane tab × button.
    self._history_panels: dict = {}

export_animation

export_animation(path: 'str | Any', *, fps: int = 30, step_stride: int = 1) -> Any

Export the time history as an animated MP4 or GIF.

Format auto-detected from the path suffix (.mp4 / .gif). See :func:apeGmsh.viewers.animation.export_animation for the full parameter documentation. Requires the viewer to have been :meth:show-n so the plotter and director are wired.

Source code in src/apeGmsh/viewers/results_viewer.py
def export_animation(
    self,
    path: "str | Any",
    *,
    fps: int = 30,
    step_stride: int = 1,
) -> Any:
    """Export the time history as an animated MP4 or GIF.

    Format auto-detected from the path suffix (``.mp4`` / ``.gif``).
    See :func:`apeGmsh.viewers.animation.export_animation` for the
    full parameter documentation. Requires the viewer to have been
    :meth:`show`-n so the plotter and director are wired.
    """
    if self._plotter is None or self._director is None:
        raise RuntimeError(
            "export_animation: call viewer.show() first so the "
            "plotter and director are constructed."
        )
    from .animation import export_animation
    return export_animation(
        self._plotter, self._director, path,
        fps=fps, step_stride=step_stride,
    )

show

show(*, maximized: bool = True)

Open the viewer window and run the Qt event loop until close.

Returns self so callers can introspect the viewer state after the window closes.

Source code in src/apeGmsh/viewers/results_viewer.py
def show(self, *, maximized: bool = True):
    """Open the viewer window and run the Qt event loop until close.

    Returns ``self`` so callers can introspect the viewer state
    after the window closes.
    """
    # Pin a strong ref so the window survives even when the kernel
    # has a Qt event loop already running and ``app.exec_()``
    # returns immediately (jupyter ``%gui qt`` and friends).
    _LIVE_VIEWERS.add(self)

    # Initialise the action logger early so anything that fires
    # during construction (NoDataError on attach, FEM bind issues,
    # ...) lands in the session log file. session.start is the
    # logger's own header; this line records *which* file we just
    # opened so the log is self-contained.
    from ._log import log_action, log_error
    results_path = getattr(self._results, "_path", None)  # noqa: SLF001
    log_action(
        "session", "open",
        file=str(results_path) if results_path else "<in-memory>",
    )

    try:
        return self._show_impl(maximized=maximized)
    except BaseException as exc:
        # Anything that escapes ``_show_impl`` — ResultsWindow init
        # failures, VTK render-window pixel-format errors, restore
        # path crashes, Qt resource exhaustion, KeyboardInterrupt —
        # writes to the session log file with full traceback before
        # propagating. The log is on disk by now (session.start
        # flushed); even if the calling terminal closes the user
        # can pull the file from ~/.apegmsh/viewer-logs/ to see
        # what happened. Without this trap the trace went to
        # stderr only and was easy to lose.
        log_error("init", "ResultsViewer.show", exc)
        raise

Geometric transform viewer

apeGmsh.viewers.geom_transf_viewer.GeomTransfViewer

GeomTransfViewer(title: str = 'OpenSees geomTransf viewer')

Browser-based 3D viewer for OpenSees geomTransf visualisation.

Spins up a lightweight local HTTP server, opens the viewer in the default browser, and blocks until the browser tab is closed. The server shuts itself down automatically — no input() prompt, no leftover temp files.

Parameters

title : str Window / browser-tab title (default: "OpenSees geomTransf viewer").

Source code in src/apeGmsh/viewers/geom_transf_viewer.py
def __init__(self, title: str = "OpenSees geomTransf viewer") -> None:
    self._title = title

show

show(node_i: Sequence[float] | None = None, node_j: Sequence[float] | None = None, vecxz: Sequence[float] | None = None, beams: list[dict] | None = None) -> None

Open the interactive geomTransf viewer in the default browser.

Blocks until the browser tab is closed.

Parameters

node_i : [x, y, z] Start node (single-beam convenience). node_j : [x, y, z] End node (single-beam convenience). vecxz : [vx, vy, vz] Vector in local x-z plane (default [1, 0, 0]). beams : list[dict] List of dicts with keys 'node_i', 'node_j', 'vecxz' (optional). Pass this for multi-beam mode.

Source code in src/apeGmsh/viewers/geom_transf_viewer.py
def show(
    self,
    node_i: Sequence[float] | None = None,
    node_j: Sequence[float] | None = None,
    vecxz: Sequence[float] | None = None,
    beams: list[dict] | None = None,
) -> None:
    """
    Open the interactive geomTransf viewer in the default browser.

    Blocks until the browser tab is closed.

    Parameters
    ----------
    node_i : [x, y, z]
        Start node (single-beam convenience).
    node_j : [x, y, z]
        End node (single-beam convenience).
    vecxz : [vx, vy, vz]
        Vector in local x-z plane (default ``[1, 0, 0]``).
    beams : list[dict]
        List of dicts with keys ``'node_i'``, ``'node_j'``,
        ``'vecxz'`` (optional).  Pass this for multi-beam mode.
    """
    beam_list = self._build_beam_list(node_i, node_j, vecxz, beams)
    html = _build_html(beam_list, self._title)

    # ── local HTTP server ─────────────────────────────────────────
    shutdown_event = threading.Event()

    handler_cls = partial(_ViewerHandler, html=html,
                          shutdown_event=shutdown_event)
    server = HTTPServer(("127.0.0.1", 0), handler_cls)
    port = server.server_address[1]

    server_thread = threading.Thread(target=server.serve_forever,
                                     daemon=True)
    server_thread.start()

    webbrowser.open(f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}")

    # Block until the browser tab fires the /shutdown beacon
    shutdown_event.wait()
    server.shutdown()
    server_thread.join(timeout=2)

Preferences

settings()

apeGmsh.viewers.settings

settings() -> int

Open the global preferences editor (modal dialog).

Persists changes to the JSON file at PreferencesManager.path (platform-appropriate config dir). Spins up a QApplication if none exists.

Returns the dialog result code (QDialog.Accepted / Rejected).

Source code in src/apeGmsh/viewers/__init__.py
def settings() -> int:
    """Open the global preferences editor (modal dialog).

    Persists changes to the JSON file at
    ``PreferencesManager.path`` (platform-appropriate config dir).
    Spins up a ``QApplication`` if none exists.

    Returns the dialog result code (``QDialog.Accepted`` / ``Rejected``).
    """
    from .ui.preferences_dialog import open_preferences_dialog
    return open_preferences_dialog()

theme_editor()

apeGmsh.viewers.theme_editor

theme_editor() -> int

Open the theme editor (modal dialog with live preview).

Custom themes are persisted under ThemeManager.themes_dir() (platform-appropriate config dir). Spins up a QApplication if none exists.

Returns the dialog result code (QDialog.Accepted / Rejected).

Source code in src/apeGmsh/viewers/__init__.py
def theme_editor() -> int:
    """Open the theme editor (modal dialog with live preview).

    Custom themes are persisted under ``ThemeManager.themes_dir()``
    (platform-appropriate config dir). Spins up a ``QApplication`` if
    none exists.

    Returns the dialog result code (``QDialog.Accepted`` / ``Rejected``).
    """
    from .ui.theme_editor_dialog import open_theme_editor
    return open_theme_editor()