Restore form to normal

[GeorgK]

Hello together,

I have a form which I open with an add-in. When the user trys to open the form again and the form is open and minimized the form should came back to it's original size and normal.

Public Function FormIsLoaded(ByVal sName As String) As Boolean
Dim bResult As Boolean = False

            ' alle geöffneten Forms durchlauden
            For Each oForm As Form In System.Windows.Forms.Application.OpenForms
                If oForm.Name.ToLower = sName.ToLower Then
                    bResult = True : Exit For
                End If
            Next

            Return (bResult)
        End Function

        Private Sub oButtonDefinition287_Vault_OnExecute(Context As NameValueMap) Handles oButtonDefinition287_Vault.OnExecute
            Dim MyLocalForm As New Form_Vault
            If Not FormIsLoaded("Form_Vault") Then                
                MyLocalForm.Show(New WindowWrapper(m_inventorApplication.MainFrameHWND)) 'Das Form wird an das Fenster von Inventor gebunden
            Else                    
                ShowWindow(MyLocalForm.WindowState, SHOW_WINDOW.SW_NORMAL)                
            End If
        End Sub

How could I do this?

Thanks

Georg

[bradeneuropeArthur]

could you please explain this a little more?

seems that you are not using Form.showdialog or Form.show, but I am not sure of it.

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[GeorgK]

With:

MyLocalForm.Show(New WindowWrapper(m_inventorApplication.MainFrameHWND)) 

I bind the form on Inventor.  But how could I bring it to the top?

There is a good explanation:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-customization/converting-autocad-bas-to-inventor/td-p/761770

http://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing/2016/06/access-a-specific-inventorapplication-object.htm...

[bradeneuropeArthur]

use form.showdialog.

form.hide

form.show

[GeorgK]

This is used for parenting a dialog to the Inventor window.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-customization/multiple-processes-to-multiple-inventor-applic...

[GeorgK]

Explanation:

http://www.ar-cad.com/smallguru/2008/12/minimize-forms-along-with-parent-application-or-form-in-csha...

[chandra.shekar.g]

@GeorgK,

Hoping that below blog suggestions may be helpful.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17170152/how-to-set-window-position-in-vb-when-window-is-not-vis...

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1846352/position-form-at-the-bottom-right-corner-of-the-screen-i...

http://arsalantamiz.blogspot.com/2008/11/setting-window-form-position.html

Thanks and regards,

[GeorgK]

Hello @chandra.shekar.g, @bradeneuropeArthur,

sorry but I could not bring the form up, when the user has minimized the Inventor application child form. The parent form is maximized.

[chandra.shekar.g]

@GeorgK,

Can you please provide sample source code and reproducible steps to investigate? Video record is better to visualise scenario.

Please make sure that files are non confidential.

Thanks and regards,

[GeorgK]

Hello @chandra.shekar.g,

there is a sample code. Not a good one but it shows the problem.

Thank you

Georg

[YuhanZhang]

If I understand correct, you can do it like below to bring the form back to top of Inventor UI when it is minimized:

1. In Windows task bar click the Inventor button to show the preview button.

2. Click the form preview button to bring it back to top of Inventor.

But a suggestion is, in your sample project you use Form.ShowDialog which creates a modal dialog in Inventor, usually we don't need the Maximize/Minimize buttons for the dialog, so if no special reason you can just hide them, i.e. set the MaximizeBox and MinimizeBox to False in the Properties panel. And also I recommend to set the ShowInTaskbar to False if you hide the maximize and minimize buttons:

[GeorgK]

Hello @YuhanZhang,

the problem is to bring the form back by programming not by a click from the user.

[YuhanZhang]

Then can you tell me do you want a modal dialog or modaless dialog? And why you allow users to minimize the dialog? I want to understand what is your requirement for the dialog behavior.

[GeorgK]

MyLocalForm.ShowDialog(New WindowWrapper(m_inventorApplication.MainFrameHWND))

The user should do some work when the form is minimized. But the form should come up, when the user clicks the function again.  Sometimes the user didn't see the form when it's minimized.

[YuhanZhang]

If you use the ShowDialog, the form is modal then you can't interact with Inventor no matter the form is minimized or not, so I just want to know what workflow you design it that your customers need to minimize the form? And with a modal dialog showed you can't click the button again unless you dispose the modal form. So in this case the users manually minimize the form and then they need to manually restore it from the task bar. This is why I suggest to just hide the Minimize&Maxmize buttons on the form, and this is also the case for most of Inventor built-in dialogs(modal & modaless dialogs). Hope this explains.

[GeorgK]

Sorry for the confusion. The form is not modal.

[YuhanZhang · Accepted solution]

I updated your project and attached, you can try if it is what you want.

[GeorgK]

Hello @YuhanZhang,

thank you very much. That's exactly what I am looking for.

Georg

[dudde.giridhar · Accepted solution]

Hello guys,

This window wrapper is not working for WPF forms.

Can anyone suggest how to proceed further ?

Regards,

D.Giridhar