Inset

Inset[expr_, opts___]

Inset[expr_, pos_List, origin: Center, opts___]

Inset[expr_, pos_List, origin: Center, size_:Automatic, opts___]

a graphics object, that allows to put another Graphics, Image, EditorView, CellView or anything else on the canvas.

Parameters:

• pos has to be a 2D vector, that specifies the position of the inset in the local coordination system
• origin is optional and specifies the anchor:
  • • "Center" (default value)
  • • "Top"
  • • "Bottom"
  • • "Left"
  • • "Right"
  • • {Center, Center} (default value)
  • • {Left, Top}
  • • ...
  • • {x, y} coordinates
• size is optional and specifies the size of inner object in the system coordinates of the parent container (i.e. Graphics). If the specified size does not match the size of inner object Inset will be rescaled to match visually

Options

ImageSizeRaw

Sets the raw size in pixels {width, height} of the container for the inner object. It sometimes comes handy when it fails to automatically guess the required size. It works the best with origin set to {Left, Top}.

Examples

inset = Graphics[{
  LightRed,
  Disk[{0,0},0.25],
  Black, Directive[FontSize->16], Text["Test", {0,0}, {0,0}]
}, PlotRange->{{-1,1}, {-1,1}}];

Plot[x, {x,0,10}, Epilog->{Inset[inset, {5,5}]}]

set an anchor point:

inset = Graphics[{
  LightRed,
  Disk[{0,0},0.25],
  Black, Directive[FontSize->16], Text["Test", {0,0}, {0,0}]
}, PlotRange->{{-1,1}, {-1,1}}, Background->Yellow, ImageSize->100];

Plot[x, {x,0,10}, Epilog->{Inset[inset, {5,5}, {Left, Top}]}]

override size and distort the object:

inset = Graphics[{
  LightRed,
  Disk[{0,0},0.25],
  Black, Directive[FontSize->16], Text["Test", {0,0}, {0,0}]
}, PlotRange->{{-1,1}, {-1,1}}, Background->Yellow, ImageSize->100];

Plot[x, {x,0,10}, Epilog->{Inset[inset, {5,5}, {Center, Center}, {1,1}]}]

or use place any Wolfram expression:

Plot[x, {x,0,10}, Epilog->{Inset[HoldForm[(*FB[*)((1)(*,*)/(*,*)(2))(*]FB*)], {5,5}, Bottom]}]

Rescale the object if needed:

g = Plot[Sin[x], {x, 0, 10}, Frame -> True, FrameTicks -> None, 
   AspectRatio -> Full];
   Table[Graphics[{Inset[g, Automatic, Automatic, {s, s}], 
   Circle[{0, 0}, 2]}, Frame -> True, ImageSize->150], {s, {1, 2, 3}}]

Transitions and updates

The second arguments pos that specifies the position of an inset does support updates.