Progress bar

[RobTipples]

Could some sort of progress bar be implimented? Ideally this would consist of 2 parts:

1) Something that says that autodesk is still working such as the spinning symbols that other software uses

2) A progress bar estimating how long is left/how many more tasks must be done before completion

[ryan.arnaudin]

Thanks for the submission, RobTipples. To be sure we understand your request, where/when in particular would a progress bar be helpful?

[RobTipples]

After setting the input parameters, there are about 15 messages between clicking 'solve' and the start of simulation (including meshing). An indication giving an idea of the total time remaining through this would be ideal.

The best reason for implementing this would be for the sections such as "control file processing" where this message will often be displayed for an extended period of time with no indication that the program has avoided crashing.

It's worth mentioning that there was a load of research done a while back that says that people object less to waiting if they know how long they will be waiting for (even if the predicted time is inaccurate).

[ryan.arnaudin]

We will take this suggestion into consideration. Thanks for the feedback