how to show WaitCursor while custom program is running?

[liminma8458]

Hi,

We have some API program which runs for a few seconds. I know there are a couple of ways to show the user something is running, such as progress bar , or you can change cursor style in interaction event, or you can do it within a Form application.  But if I only run a program which is purely mathematical or creating a model in background for a short period, is there any simple way to change the cursor to be the running circle (as in windows 10) style in the graphics window while the program is running?

[Yong.Jing]

@liminma8458  This is Inventor Product User Chinese forum. I will move your post to Inventor customiziong sub site. 

[JhoelForshav · Accepted solution]

Hi @liminma8458 

See this short example iLogic rule to change the cursor. You'll have to use InteractionEvents.SetCursor.

In this example I set the cursor to the wait cursor, let the system sleep for 5 seconds and then stop the interaction that has this cursor. Instead of the sleep line, insert your code that should run while the cursor is changed 🙂

Dim oInteraction As InteractionEvents = ThisApplication.CommandManager.CreateInteractionEvents
oInteraction.Start
oInteraction.SetCursor(CursorTypeEnum.kCursorTypeWindows, 32514)
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000)
oInteraction.Stop

[liminma8458]

Jhoel,

It works great. Thank you so much!