Procedure

A timed status bar is useful when users need to know how long a system operation may take. For example a system power on or projector warm up.  

Use the steps below to create a timed status bar without scripting:

1. Add a Snapshot Controller to your design
2. In Snapshot Controller Properties, set the Snapshot count to 2 ( default is 8 ) 
3. Pull in the Snapshot Controller component to the design space
4. Add a Custom Control component.  
5. Select Time Knob in the Customer Controls component Properties (you can use any knob for this).
6. Drag the Time Knob from the Custom Controls to the Snapshots Bin and drop in the Snapshot Controller.
7. Drag a copy of the Time Knob to the design space.
8. Highlight the knob and change it to a meter in the Knob Properties.
9. Orient the meter however you like. The example below is 220,20 in the Size property.
10. The meter color may also be customised. The is #009f3c Fill property and #003b12 Background property.
11. Emulate ( File Menu>Emulate or F7)
12. Set the Ramp to to 10 seconds (or other preference up to to 60 seconds).
13. With Time Knob component set to 0 click Save 1 in Snapshot Control. 
14. Turn the Time Knob component up to full manually, Then click Save 2.
15. Click Load 1 and watch the color change from right to left, light to dark over 10 seconds.
16. Click Load 2 and watch the color change from left to right, dark to light over 10 seconds.

This Timed Status Bar may now added to UCI's. 

See the example below: