Mesh Progress gas gauge

My workstation is crunching through a 24 hour task of meshing a slender sheetmetal assembly, so I am anxiously monitoring the mesh progress gas gauge.

I suspect that the gauge resets, perhaps after each of the 3 steps.

I have seen part names appear late in the process so maybe the gauge resets after each part.

Can you clarify this for me so that I can correctly interpret the gauge?

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