diff --git a/kratos.gid/scripts/Custom/python_writer.py b/kratos.gid/scripts/Custom/python_writer.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4762b79d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kratos.gid/scripts/Custom/python_writer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import numpy as np
+import tohil
+from objarray_numpy_tools import objarray_to_nparray,nparray_to_objarray
+from pathlib import Path
+
+#to create functions and variables for all tcl available ones
+tcl=tohil.import_tcl()
+
+
+def my_meshio_write_mesh2(filename):
+    # Gets the nodes in the GID Mesh
+    info_nodes=tuple(tcl.GiD_Info('mesh','nodes','-array2'))
+    node_ids,node_xyzs=info_nodes    
+    #tcl.W(node_xyzs)
+    
+    for element_type in ['line','triangle','quadrilateral','tetrahedra','pyramid','prism','hexahedra']:
+        info_elements=tuple(tcl.GiD_Info('mesh','elements',element_type,'-array2'))
+        if (len(info_elements)):            
+            elements_data=info_elements[0]
+            element_type_ret,element_ids_original,connectivities_original,materials=elements_data
+            element_ids=objarray_to_nparray(element_ids_original)
+            connectivities=objarray_to_nparray(connectivities_original)
+            tcl.W(element_type_ret)
+            tcl.W(element_ids)
+
+    group_names=tcl.GiD_Groups("list")
+    for group_name in group_names:
+        group_name=str(group_name)  # convert from tohil.tclobj to Python str
+        # get nodes of the group (returns "" when empty, so convert first then check length)
+        group_node_ids=objarray_to_nparray(tcl.GiD_EntitiesGroups("get", group_name, "nodes"))
+        
+        
+        # get elements of the group (returns "" when empty, so convert first then check length)
+        group_element_ids=objarray_to_nparray(tcl.GiD_EntitiesGroups("get", group_name, "elements"))
+        
+    return 0
+
+# main
+def start(filename):
+    return my_meshio_write_mesh2(filename)
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diff --git a/kratos.gid/scripts/Menus.tcl b/kratos.gid/scripts/Menus.tcl
index a3ae1203f..f9c6c641c 100644
--- a/kratos.gid/scripts/Menus.tcl
+++ b/kratos.gid/scripts/Menus.tcl
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ proc Kratos::ChangeMenus { } {
     GiDMenu::InsertOption "Kratos" [list "---"] [incr pos] PRE "" "" "" replace =
     GiDMenu::InsertOption "Kratos" [list "Write calculation files - No run" ] [incr pos] PRE [list Kratos::WriteCalculationFilesEvent] "" "" replace =
     GiDMenu::InsertOption "Kratos" [list "Run - No write" ] [incr pos] PRE [list Kratos::ForceRun] "" "" replace =
+    GiDMenu::InsertOption "Kratos" [list "Custom scripts"] [incr pos] PRE "" "" "" replace _
+    foreach custom_script [Kratos::GetCustomScripts] {
+        GiDMenu::InsertOption "Kratos" [list "Custom scripts" "$custom_script"] [incr pos] PRE [list Kratos::ExecuteCustomScript $custom_script] "" "" replace _
+    }
+
     # GiDMenu::InsertOption "Kratos" [list "---"] [incr pos] PRE "" "" "" replace =
     # GiDMenu::InsertOption "Kratos" [list "You are in $fromode" ] [incr pos] PRE [list ] "" "" replace =
     # GiDMenu::InsertOption "Kratos" [list "Switch to $tomode" ] [incr pos] PRE [list Kratos::SwitchMode] "" "" replace =
@@ -187,6 +192,18 @@ proc Kratos::About {} {
     Splash
 }
 
+proc Kratos::GetCustomScripts { } {
+    # Custom scripts are defined in the folder scipts/Custom/*.py, and they are added to the menu with the name of the file (without extension)
+    variable kratos_private
+    set custom_scripts [list ]
+    if {[file exists [file join $kratos_private(Path) scripts Custom]]} {
+        set files [glob -nocomplain -directory [file join $kratos_private(Path) scripts Custom] *.py]
+        foreach file $files {
+            lappend custom_scripts [file rootname [file tail $file]]
+        }
+    }
+    return $custom_scripts
+}
 
 proc Kratos::Splash { } {
     variable kratos_private
diff --git a/kratos.gid/scripts/Utils.tcl b/kratos.gid/scripts/Utils.tcl
index 374c3a9b0..333492f5e 100644
--- a/kratos.gid/scripts/Utils.tcl
+++ b/kratos.gid/scripts/Utils.tcl
@@ -409,3 +409,18 @@ if { ![GidUtils::IsTkDisabled] } {
     }
 }
 
+
+proc Kratos::ExecuteCustomScript {script_name} {
+    variable kratos_private
+    set script_path [file join $kratos_private(Path) scripts Custom ${script_name}.py]
+    if {[file exists $script_path]} {
+        # first version will assume that its for writing meshes in mdpa format
+        # must be python
+        # W "Executing custom script: $script_path"
+        GiD_Python_Source $script_path
+        GiD_Python_Call ${script_name}.start "[GiD_Info project ModelName].mdpa"
+        # [GiD_Python_Call gid_meshio.my_meshio_write_mesh2 $filename]
+    } else {
+        W "Custom script $script_name not found in path $script_path"
+    }
+}
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