The legend values are not changing.

- September 3, 2025 at 4:34 am
  
  UNI
  Subscriber
  
  No matter how many times I double-click, the keyboard cursor does not appear. Even pressing the Reset All button does not solve the problem.
- September 3, 2025 at 11:02 am
  
  SHELL
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hello,
  could you please check whether you can edit the legend through scripting, as a workaround?
  You can find how to use Mechanical scripting to change the legend in below article.
  https://discuss.ansys.com/discussion/513/working-with-legends-in-mechanical-scripting
  Please let me know if this helps.
  Best regards,
  Sascha
  - September 3, 2025 at 11:11 pm
    
    UNI
    Subscriber
    
    Thank you so much for replying faster than anyone else.
    Afterwards, I tried looking for other solutions, and I was able to resolve the issue using the method I found at this address.
    If I come across something I don’t understand in the future, I’d appreciate your help again.
    Have a great day!
    
    https://discuss.ansys.com/discussion/4498/how-to-edit-any-legend-value-with-a-ui-box-in-mechanical/p1?tab=accepted
- September 4, 2025 at 7:26 am
  
  Erik Kostson
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hi
  Thank you for the feedback - good to hear that this article helped.
  
  In order to help others, did you use environmental variable in Windows, ANS_USE_OPENGL_LEGEND_EDIT to 1, to resolve the issue?
  
  Thank you and all the best
  
  Erik
  - September 5, 2025 at 12:52 am
    
    UNI
    Subscriber
    
    Hello Erik,
    First, the method I initially used was to go into Ansys Workbench (Mechanical) → Automation Tab → Manage and add the coding uploaded by Rohith Patchigolla, which creates a separate Contour Editor.
    After reading your post, I also tried adding the environmental variable ANS_USE_OPENGL_LEGEND_EDIT. With this method, I was able to confirm that the Edit button, which appears when right-clicking the Legend, also worked properly.
    In conclusion, both methods were successful. I hope this helps.
    
    Method1
    https://discuss.ansys.com/discussion/513/working-with-legends-in-mechanical-scripting
    You can check Rohith Patchigolla’s coding at the above link.
    
    Method2
    https://install.simutechgroup.com/error-cant-edit-mech-contours
    I was able to learn how to add 'ANS_USE_OPENGL_LEGEND_EDIT' from Solution 1.
    - September 5, 2025 at 9:24 am
      
      Erik Kostson
      Ansys Employee
      
      That is great - thanks for the feedback, which I am sure other forum members will find very useful