What's New

This section describes recent changes in Ergonomic Workplace Design.

This page discusses:

R2022x GA

Navigator Enhancements
  • Display operations in a sequential order: the operations and systems sort in the EWD Navigator, but not in the tree, by taking into account their sequencing. That is, the Begin Times of the operations.
  • Navigation with keyboard arrows: The user could move from worker task to worker task in the EWD navigator using the keyboard arrows (Up and Down). The navigation is possible between worker tasks inside the same subsystem (station) only.
  • Sections Expand/Collapse behavior: the EWD Navigator’s height is all the way down to the limits of the main windows. The three sections constituting the navigator: Resources, Product Build Up and General Systems is of a dynamic size. At opening, each of the sections expand until the second level of depth.

For more information, see About Navigator.

Benefits: Parsing the system tree is easier and more efficient. A larger display, sections may be expanded/collapsed and still use as much available space as possible. The usage of keyboard keys to quickly go from one worker task to another, especially now that the operations are displayed in a sequential order in the navigator.
Risk Reporting Enhancements
Risk levels are computed by the Ergo4all engine for four different anthropometries at the creation of a Worker Task.

There are four levels of risk that can be identified by the Ergo4all Engine:

  • Undefined Risk is computed when no valid posture issues by the Smart Posturing Engine (SPE).
  • High Risk
  • Medium Risk
  • Low Risk

The information about the risks levels can be accessible from different places, depending on the current context.

  • Anthropometry toolbar
  • Immersive Icon
  • Overview toolbar
  • Status and Tasks Summary panel

For more information, see Workplace Design - Status Dialog Box.

Detection and Management of External and Internal Changes

Worker Tasks are created in a given 3D context, in which the ergonomic assessment that is attached to those tasks is valid.

If the 3D context changes for any reason (new resource layout, resources at different positions or with different shapes or weights than originally), we need to warn you. Some Worker Tasks may need to be updated, because the risk results that were computed in the previous 3D environment may not be valid anymore. Changes on the manufactured product (MBOM) may also have an impact. Finally, changes at the Process Planning level may also invalidate some Worker Tasks, for example if the operation flow is modified.

For more information, see About Managing Worker Task Changes.

Benefits: Providing a finer-grained detection mechanism, so that:
  • Only relevant changes detect
  • Only the Worker Tasks that are potentially impact by a change are flagged.
3DEXPERIENCE Native Apps Content Reference Guide
To help you find the reference information you need to use the content delivered along with your app, you can consult the 3DEXPERIENCE Native Apps Content Reference Guide. For more information, see 3DEXPERIENCE Native Apps Content.

R2022x FD01 (FP.2205)

Vision Window Enhancements

The enhanced window displays the result of two layers, the front and camera layer.

For more information, see Vision Window.

Benefits: Provides a more accurate and usable window for the human.
Manikin Positioning Algorithms

The function improves:

  • Manikin is square to the workstation.
  • Is positioned so that the grasp object is in front of it.
  • Closer to the BuildUp or grasp object.
  • Improved manikin position capabilities to better handle the situations where the grasp object not reachable by the manikin at the BuildUp position.

For more information, see Creating a Worker Task.

Benefits: This presents an update to the manikin positioning algorithms helping the manikin stay square to the workstation and in front of the performed tasks. This includes improvements in manikin position in some scenarios where the current positioning algorithms in the Smart Posturing Engine (SPE) puts the manikin in the wrong position. This is achieved by a better initial positioning of the manikin at the prepositioning level and controlling the aspects affecting the manikin position during the posture prediction.
Worker Task Badges
Each Worker Operation Detail shows the overall time required by the SPE to compute the postures and position for the four anthropometries. Tracking information about the optimization state of the workstation displays for each Worker Operation Detail.

For more information, see Creating a Worker Task.

Benefits: This gives information to you on the time taken to compute the postures and the improvements that would have been done on a worker task.

Interaction with the MBOM is limited to Provided elements individually, or the so-called Assembly, which represented all the previous elements taken together. Now there is a richer way of using those MBOM elements, by introducing several new concepts:

  • Assembly, which previously limited to the Buildup resulting of the previous operation replaces the Previous Build Up.
  • Buildup represents the provided elements and the Previous Buildup together.
  • It is also possible to use multiselection to move parts or create Subassemblies for the phrase.
  • Also have the capability to define a specific part of an assembly as the hand-specific target.

For more information, see Product Build Up Section.