Positioning Arms and Legs

This shows how to move the manikins arms and legs to position them accurately on the motorcycle.

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  1. Click the Manikin foot, select Manipulate, then and use the Compass to position the feet.
  2. Click the manikin's thigh and use the arrow to position each leg.
  3. Click the left hand and select the Reach Target from the dialog box.
  4. Select the handlebar, then use the Compass to adjust the hand accordingly.
  5. Click Grasp object with cylindrical grasp.
    The fingers close around the handlebar.
  6. Click to deactivate Detect and Show Collision in the Collision Detection section of the dialog box.
    For the ease of viewing.
  7. Click X to close the dialog box.
    We are going to show another way to reach for the handlebars.
  8. Click the right hand and select Reach and Grasp from the context menu.
    Note: In Ergonomics at Work, if a Human Task has a GET/REACH activity already, do not use it to reach the same object as the manikin has already grabbed. This command does not have any information about the object that it picks or reaches by the manikin and might give unexpected results.
  9. Click to deactivate Detect and Show Collision in the Collision Detection section of the dialog box.
    For the ease of viewing.
  10. Select the handlebar, then use the Compass to adjust the hand accordingly.
  11. Click X to close the dialog box and all commands.