Using the Profiles Node

You can modify the manikin using the Profiles node in the tree. You can right-click to select the Properties dialog box.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Have a manikin in your scenario.
See Also
Selecting a Whole Manikin
Using the Body Node
Using the Settings Node

Appearance Tab - Modify the Segments' Line Color

You can alter the segments and the body color details with the Rendering Segments activated in the Display tab.

  1. Select Appearance tab, Segments Color.
  2. Arrow down to choose, or change the default color from white or the line type and thickness.
    Note: Activate the segments using the Features Display in the Human Definition Section action bar.
  3. Select the color red.


Appearance Tab - Modify Body Detail Colors

You can change the body detail colors on a manikin. This way you to be able to distinguish different manikins in a scene by their appearance alone. The manikin must be viewed (View action bar, Customized view ) in the Shading View mode, with Gouraud, not Material selected as the color is applied to the mesh.

  1. Click the down arrow next to the body part, (Pants) you want to change color.



  2. Select Red.


Appearance Tab - Modify Shoe Sole Parameters

Every manikin created has a Shoe Sole parameter of a heel and sole height.

Edit the Heel Height, or Sole height as required.
The default parameters values are defined in Me > Preferences Ergonomics,General These shoes can then be re-edited from the Appearance tab.

Modifying Coloring

In the Coloring node, you can alter the colors of the manikin. When activated, this allows you to see the direct effect of an analysis on the segments of a manikin during simulation.

  1. Right-click the Coloring node in the Profiles under the manikin tree.
  2. Select Properties
    The Coloring tab appears
  3. Select the analysis:
    • Postural Score - Activates the color scheme on the manikin.
    • RULA - Activates the color scheme on the manikin
  4. Select Show Colors:
    • None deactivates the coloring.
    • All activates the coloring.
    • All but Maximum Scores activates the coloring on all segments except those with scores at their maximum. For example, display colors only if the manikin goes out of its comfort zone.
  5. Click Reset to change back to the default.
  6. Click OK, accepts the settings, Apply, applies the settings to view on the manikin, and Close, closes the dialog box. More is not applicable.

Modifying the Manikin's Vision

This analyzes and visually reviews the sight of the manikin.

Right-click the Vision and select Properties.
See The Vision Window Properties Dialog Box.

Modify the Manikin's Anthropometry

This describes the anthropometry of the manikin.

Right-click the Anthropometry node and select Properties.
The properties dialog box appears where you can edit the Population, Gender, Stature, and Weight percentile.

Copying Anthropometry from One Manikin to Another

This describes how to copy the anthropometry from one manikin and paste it on another manikin. After this procedure is complete, the second manikin's anthropometry is the same the first, and the manikin is automatically updates.

  1. From the Specification tree, select the anthropometry to copy.
  2. Select the Edit / Copy command or click the right mouse to activate the context menu. Select Copy.
  3. Select the second manikin's anthropometry.
  4. Select Edit / Paste.

Display Reports

This displays the reports for a Manikin. If there is no report, then a warning appears, No properties are available for these objects.

  1. Click to expand the Reports node.
    Reports listed under the node. See Reports.
  2. Right-click Reports and select Reports Object
    Select: