Overriding the Simulation Time

During the process planning, time analysis gives the time required to execute a worker task based on the motion time standards chosen by you. This shows you how you can specify a specific simulation time for a Human Task, Stand Alone or Macro Activity.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: The manikin must be in the scenario, with the manikin define as the ASO and a Human Task with Activities.

Override the Simulation Time in a Human Task

You can specify a specific simulation time for a human task.

  1. Right-click the Behavior bar.
  2. Select a Human Task.
    A Human Task thumbnail appears.
  3. Right-click the thumbnail and select Properties.
  4. Activate User Time type in 15.
  5. Click Apply and OK.
    Displays a confirmation message. Motion Basis of all Child Activities will be converted to time. Do you wish to proceed?
  6. Select Yes.
    A motion basis for all the underlying activities/motion elements under the human task changes to the time-based scenario. The time specified by you distributes in a proportional basis. The Specified Duration field of the Human Task (in the General tab) synchronizes to reflect this value and vice versa.

Override the Simulation Time for a Human Activity

You can specify a simulation time for a human activity.

  1. Double-click Human Task.
    Note: Override time on a stand-alone activity trigger if sequences inside a human task.
  2. Right-click the Activity (GOTO:HumanLocation1) and select Properties.
    The Human Tasks dialog box showing:

    GOTO:HumanLocation1

    GOTO:HumanLocation2

    GET:D_PowerAssy2.1

  3. Input a new User Time.
  4. Select OK.
    The Motion Basis Confirmation dialog box appears.
  5. Select Yes to proceed.
    Updates the time.

Override the Simulation Time on Macro Activities

You can specify a simulation time for macro activities using the CREATE Get command.

  1. Follow the procedures for Override the Simulation Time for a Human Activity but right-click to select the properties from GET:D_PowerAssy2.1
  2. Edit the User Time to 10.325.

    Note: In the Worker Activity tab, the label shows the name of the Activity.

    A Human Task thumbnail appears, after clicking Apply or OK a confirmation message appears. The motion basis for all the underlying motion elements creates as Time based and distributes proportionally.

    Note: If you specified User Time for the Human Task and then it modifies the motion basis to Default on the macro activity, a warning message is issued. On confirmation, the motion basis for both macro activity and human task defines to Default. Specify User Time for the human task and modify the distributed time on the macro activity, or any of its motion elements. Takes the new time into account, and rolls up to the task level.

  3. Select the human task and start the simulation.
  4. From the Simulation action bar, select Show/Hide Time Chart to view the time chart.


    You can verify that the time chart reflects the time that distributes on each activity.

Note: The delay activity sequenced inside the human task or as part of the delay specified inside the USETOOL activity does not impact. Delay activity time is not scaling up or down. If the total time for delay and operate (with device move) activities is more than your specified time, an error message displays.