NavisworksApplication.EnableProgress Method

Normal behavior is that Progress is displayed when performing long operations, even during Automated actions. This may have been overriden by using DisableProgress, If so then calling this method will reinstate normal behavior.

Namespace: Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Automation
Assembly: Autodesk.Navisworks.Automation (in Autodesk.Navisworks.Automation.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Sub EnableProgress
C#
public void EnableProgress()
Visual C++
public:
void EnableProgress()

Examples

CopyMerging Files into a Navisworks Document
Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Automation.NavisworksApplication automationApplication = null;
try
{
   //Get Current Working directory
   string workingDir = System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory().TrimEnd('\\');

   //create NavisworksApplication automation object
   automationApplication =
      new Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Automation.NavisworksApplication();

   //disable progress whilst we do this procedure
   automationApplication.DisableProgress();

   //Open two AutoCAD files
   automationApplication.OpenFile(workingDir + "\\hello.dwg", workingDir + "\\world.dwg");

   //Save the combination into a Navisworks file
   automationApplication.SaveFile(workingDir + "\\hello_world.nwd");

   //Re-enable progress
   automationApplication.EnableProgress();
}
catch (Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Automation.AutomationException e)
{
   //An error occurred, display it to the user
   System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Error: " + e.Message);
}
catch (Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Automation.AutomationDocumentFileException e)
{
   //An error occurred, display it to the user
   System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Error: " + e.Message);
}
finally
{
   if (automationApplication != null)
   {
      automationApplication.Dispose();
      automationApplication = null;
   }
}

See Also

M:Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Automation.NavisworksApplication.EnableProgress