Developing drawing tools

[jimfred]

I am brand new to ninjatrader, and see that there are a number of drawing tools that I would like to add. Can someone point me in the right direction as to how to start the process of drawing tool development? Thank you.

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello jimfred,

Thanks for your post.

The C# programming language is used for developing custom NinjaScripts.

To create a custom NinjaScript drawing tool, open a New > NinjaScript Editor window, select the '+' tab at the bottom of the Editor window, and select 'New Drawing Tool'. Then, you could set up as much of the drawing tool as possible in the Drawing Tool Builder. This will create the framework of the custom drawing tool.

Once you finish setting up as much as possible in the Drawing Tool Builder, you must manually program the rest of the drawing tool.

Something you could consider is looking at the existing Drawing Tool scripts that come default with NinjaTrader to get an idea of how they are programmed. To do so, open a New > NinjaScript Editor window, open the Drawing Tools folder, and double-click on the drawing tool script you want to view.

See this help guide page about the properties and methods available for creating custom NinjaScript Drawing Tools.
https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...wing_tools.htm

Please let me know if I may assist further.

[jimfred]

That was great feedback. Thank you.