Using the Settings Node

You can use these nodes to view the options that affect the manikin.

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 Profiles Node

Using the Posture Node

This describes how to make the entire manikin stand and how to reset the manikin's orientation in space from the Manikin tree, right-click the manikins segments in the work area.

Before you begin: Have a manikin in your scenario.
  1. Right-click the Posture object from the context menu of the Posture node.
  2. Select Posture object / Reset to reset the entire posture, or select the required stance.

    • Stand Relax
    • Sit Relax
    • Reset Posture
    • Swap Posture

  3. Right-click the Segment, Left Arm in the work areaand from the context menu, select Posture.

    • Stand Relax
    • Sit Relax
    • Reset Posture
    • Mirror Copy Posture
    • Swap Posture

    Note: Using the CTRL key, select multiple segments in the work area, or from the tree.

  4. Right-click the Segment, Left Arm in the work area and from the context menu, select Selected objects.

    Select:

    • Reset.
    • Mirror Copy.
    • Swap.

Modify the Referential

You can change the referential of a manikin. The referential is the point on the manikin that remains fixed when a global posture or an anthropometry applies. You can select the referential that corresponds to the context of work.

For example,

  • If the manikin is standing on a flat surface, the floor, and a sitting posture applies, the feet remain on the ground if selecting Between feet.
  • Designing a car use H-Point.
  • Manufacturing line select Between feet.
  • Plane cockpit the standard is Eye point.

Before you begin: To see the Referential, activate in the Display command of the Human Definition section of the action bar located at the H-Point of the manikin, and the manikin is sitting.

  1. Right-click the Referential node under the manikin Settings node.
  2. Click Properties.
  3. Select Between Feet.
    From the Referential Tab Dialog Box list.
    Note: Choosing the color of the manikin referential for each manikin enables you to differentiate them and to make sure that it does not blend with the environment.
  4. Click Apply.
  5. Click OK.
    The referential location has changed between the manikin's feet.

    Note: On some of the referential you are able to fix, or move the segment, see Control Points on Referential Segments.

Modifying IK Behaviors

You can access inverse kinematics behaviors properties from the tree.

  1. Right-click the IK Behaviors and select IK Behaviors object > Reset.

    The IK behaviors on the manikin reset to what they were previously.

  2. From the context menu, select Properties

    See IK Behaviors Properties Dialog Box

Modify Angular Limitations Settings

From the tree, you can modify the angular limitations settings of a manikin.

Before you begin: Have a manikin in your scenario.
  1. Right-click Angular Limitations under the Settings and select Properties..

    The Angular Limitations tab appears.

    This displays the Body Elements, the Degrees of Freedom Lower and Upper Limitations and the Manikin data.

  2. Select the Body elements that you want to restore back to the defaults
    Click Reset.
  3. Click OK when completed.

Modify Preferred Angles Settings

You can access the preferred angles of a manikin from the tree.

Before you begin: Have a manikin in your scenario.
  1. Right-click Preferred Angles, select Properties, and click the Preferred Angles tab.

    This displays the Body Elements, the Degrees of Freedom and the Manikin data.

  2. Select the Segments that you want to remove.
  3. Select Right Thigh, and click Remove.
  4. Click OK.
    Note: Double-clicking Preferred Angles starts the Posture Analysis dedicated work area.