Using Cut, Copy, Paste with Human Task

This describes the different ways to use the Cut, Copy, and Paste with Human Task Activities. These are available only in the Sequencing tab of the 3D Simulation workshop.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin:

  • The resource selection icon in the select action bar deactivate.
  • The manikin and all other resources be in your scenario.
  • The manikin must have defined at least one human task.

See Also
Human Task Cut, Copy, and Paste Limitations

Cut, Copy, and Paste Human Task

This procedure shows you how to use Cut, Copy, and Paste.

  1. Click Sequencing bar.
  2. In the Resource, select the Human Task or Human Activity.
  3. Right-click to select Copy from the context menu.
  4. Select the Human Task, right-click to select Paste.

    Note: It is possible to Paste a Task from one manikin to a second. The pasted task pastes in a new Human Task, no matter what Human Task selects for pasting.



    		 Station Final Assembly
    Station Mar1
Pneumatic Screw Driver
Product-11762026776-1
    Human Task - To Rack
CopyOfHumanTask - To Rack 
    Product1092051000.1
     Human Task - To Part
     Human Task1 Maint Loc
     Human Task - To Rack
    The new copied Human Task pastes in both Manikin Products.

Cut, Copy, Paste with Retargeting the Object (Human Interfaces) and Human Locations.

The Paste with New link option allows the reuse an existing Human Task but with a different target. Usage of this option assumes that human location/human interfaces exist on the objects that use as the target.

  1. Select the Sequencing tab.

    In this scenario:

    • Manikin1 walks to table1, picks up a tool, and walks to the Right front lamp of a car.
    • Manikin 1 operates the tool.
    • Manikin 1 walks back to table 1 and places the tool.
    • A similar task performs by Manikin2 by picking a tool (similar/different geometry) from table 2. Then operate on the left side of the car and place it back on table 2.

  2. Make the common parent of both source and target manikins as the active simulation object (ASO).
  3. Select Copy and select the Human Task.
  4. Select a Human Task in the Sequencing tab of the target manikin. Select the context menuPaste With New Links.

    A new task creates in the behavior of the target manikin with placeholders for the missing target object and locations.

  5. Next, you specify the object to which the activity needs to retarget.

    • Select the object (different) in 3D. If the object has only one human interface defined, it automatically takes it, otherwise, specify the human interface in 3D. In the case of multiple human interfaces, specify by selecting the human interface in 3D. The selection can change by clicking a different human interface until clicking OK in the dialog.
    • If the object is not reachable, specify a human location, the manikin then places at that location before it grasps the new object. You have the option to change the specified human location till clicking OK.
    • For subsequent activity like PUT, the system automatically figures out the object to PUT and no intervention required. The track specifies in the target task and copies and pastes at the new location.
      • Case 1 - The Track used in the PUT/Operate/Use Tool creates while creating PUT/Operate activity. In this case, the track creates in the resource structure. In this case, the pointed track copies and pastes under the behavior of the targeted manikin parent organization's resource. The track creates only for the object to place. In case the source track has more than one product, the track created at Paste does not include other moving products. The relative positions of the shots maintain and the absolute locations of the shots depend on the position of the object before the track creates. That is the position of Product/Resource at the start of the first pasted Move Activity.
      • Case 2 - The Track used in the PUT/Operate/Use Tool creates under an operation under a manufacturing system. Track does not copy and paste automatically. You have to create a target track before going into paste, and select this track during paste. The command confirms that the selected track defines on one of the objects grabbed my manikin.
    • Initially, all the entries under the copied task as shown in red except for the first entry, which is displayed in yellow. You can specify the objects/locations/interfaces to complete the pasting of the activity marked in yellow color. As and when each object/human interface/human location specifies, the entry in the sequence editor keeps on getting updated. The manikin/objects manipulate also get updated in 3D. The activities for which retargeting complete is displayed in the default color (black). The retargeting proposes to you in a sequential order starting from the first activity.

  6. At the end of Paste with Links, the world is synchronized at the end of simulating this task. The tracks copy at the target do not display. Visualize from the PPR tree.