Detect when the CAM Simulation environment is on

[ltomuta]

I would like to hide/show a palette when the user starts/ends a CAM simulation but I could not figure out a way to be notified of the change. Any idea?

[jeff.pek · Accepted solution]

Hi -

You can probably use command execution events - https://help.autodesk.com/view/fusion360/ENU/?guid=GUID-3922697A-7BF1-4799-9A5B-C8539DF57051#Execute... - to detect the launch of the command that opens the environment, and the event that closes it.

The launch command IDs are "IronSimulation" and "IronMachineSimulation". The "finish" command is "SimulationStop".

Jeff

[ltomuta]

Worked like a charm. Thanks @jeff.pek !

[kandennti]

Hi @ltomuta -San.

If you want to check in the middle of some process, you can check if ToolbarControl is displayed here.

# Fusion360API Python script

import traceback
import adsk.core as core

def run(context):
    ui: core.UserInterface = None
    try:
        app: core.Application = core.Application.get()
        ui = app.userInterface

        print(is_cam_simulation_working())

    except:
        if ui:
            ui.messageBox('Failed:\n{}'.format(traceback.format_exc()))


def is_cam_simulation_working() -> bool:
    app: core.Application = core.Application.get()
    ui: core.UserInterface = app.userInterface

    panels: core.ToolbarPanels = ui.allToolbarPanels.itemById(
        "SimulationFinishPanel"
    )

    controlLst = filter(
        lambda c: c.id == "SimulationStop", panels.controls
    )

    return list(controlLst)[0].isVisible