Creating an OPERATE Device Activity

This describes how to create an OPERATE device activity.

Before you begin: A manikin with a device in a scenario and the manikin has a task created.

Note: Selecting only resources (mainly Tool Device/Robot) which have a correct Motion Controller.
Note: If the Track modifies outside of an Operate activity, this does not take the modification into account. This is during a simulation and Create a Grab Activity or Release Activity activates only within creating an OPERATE Activity. You must have a REACH before launching the OPERATE.

See Also
Creating an OPERATE Activity
Editing Human Activities
  1. Click Create OPERATE. .
    The command prompt asks you: Select Reached Object(s) to Operate.

  2. Select the device to be reached.

    The dialog box appears. See OPERATE Dialog Box along with the Simulation context toolbars toolbar.

    If the manikin is not within reachable distance of the device to operate, drag the manikin. Or select a human location close to the part for a walk, or create a walk.
  3. Select the Device/Robot.
  4. Select whether you want to Reuse the Device Task and the Motion Basis.

    Within the Create OPERATE, the Material Handling, Create a Grab Activity and Create a Release Activity toolbar becomes available.

    See Using Grab and Release Activity in OPERATE Device.

  5. Using the Jog Panel dialog box, to jog the device.

    If the movement of the device part drives beyond a reachable limit (more than 600 mm), the default behavior is to create a walk along the device movement. The following three cases may arise based on the movement of the manipulated part.

    • Part manipulates in a straight line in a direction sideways to the manikin - the manikin walks sideways along with the device.
      • After jogging the device, release the left mouse. Click Insert Jog, move the walk path from the previous recorded location of the manikin and the current location appears in a green color.
      • After jogging the device, if you release the left mouse and without clicking Insert Jog Move. Start to jog the device again, the walk path recomputes from the last recorded manikin location to the current location. The walk path is displayed only when you click the Insert Jog Move icon.
    • Part manipulates in a straight line in a direction forward/backward to the manikin - the manikin walks in a straight line (forward/backward).
    • Part manipulates in a nonlinear fashion. For example, device part tracking rotates about an axis - the spline walk in the forward direction creates.

    Important: Clicking the ALT key snaps the graphical handle to the manikins feet so that you can move the manikin to another position, if required.

    Note: The creation of interaction the position (relative offset of the manikin reaching the operated part) stores in the activity. The operated part manipulates using the device handles the resultant position of the manikins feet computes dynamically using the reverse of the stored offset.

    The following three cases may arise based on the movement of the manipulated part:

    • Part manipulates in a straight line in a direction sideways to manikin - in this case, a sideways stepping creates.
    • Part manipulating in a straight line in a direction forward/backward to manikin. Creates the forward walk or backward walk and then appears.
    • Part manipulates in a nonlinear fashion. For for example rotated about an axis. Then a spline walk in the forward direction creates.

  6. Click Insert Jog Move when the required position is reached.
  7. Use the Previous Jog Move and Next Jog Move to review positions.
  8. Click Close in the Jog dialog box.
  9. Click OK in the Operate Dialog box

    A thumbnail of the Human Task is created.

    See also About Human Locations and Creating a Human Location.