Angular Limitations, Preferred Angles Dialog Box

This describes the Preferred Angles dialog box when you select Edit or Add in the Angle section area. These angular limitation arrows are specified by default at the mean values of movement limits. The colored region represents the total range of motion for that DOF.

To access the dialog box, select Angular Limitations and right-click the gray section area.

General Information

Body Element:
The name of the active body element.
Degree Of Freedom:
The name of the active degree of freedom flexion/extension, and others.
Angle Reference:
The software uses the default.
Name
An editor to rename the preferred angle.
Enter Comments Icon
To add or modify a comment or description.
Color
A window to select the preferred angle's color.
Score
Entering a number, 1 to 100 for the preferred angles to show on the surface. Note: Use the maximum number in the Customizing Joints using Preferred Angles and Postural Score. This depends on how many angles have the highest score for the angle representing in the view the color of the customized Segment on the manikin. Example, if you have 4 customized angles and the score's 1, 2, 3, and 4, you do not see the customized color on the manikin for score 4.
Preferred angle spinner
A spinner to change the score of the preferred angle.
Minimum or Maximum Limits
Spinners to change the values of the limits.
Percentage limits
Sliders to modify the values of the limits.
Preferred angle Zones Navigation
Navigation to select a preferred angle in the list (next, previous, first, last)
Close
Exit the dialog box.