General

The General options let you customize a variety of options for Ergonomics.

This page discusses:

Angle Reference

This changes the way the value of certain angles are displayed in:

  • the Posture Editor
  • the Angular Limitations command
  • the Postural Score Analysis dialog box.
Select the required option:

Inter-Segment
The angle values shown are the values between a segment and its parent segment. In this Inter-Segment mode, only the first DOF (for example flexion/extension) has an effect or modification of a segment. Except for the hand (wrist), for which the modification is applicable on DOF2 (radial deviation/lunar deviation) as well.

This option does not change the way the angles calculate. When enabling the Inter-Segment, the only difference is that, instead of displaying the value of a DOF itself, the software rather displays the Intersegment value for that DOF. The Intersegment value being the angle value between a segment and its parent segment as depicted above.

Default
The angle values are displayed in such a way that the neutral position (0 degrees) of a segment corresponds to its standard anatomic posture.

By default, Default.

Interact Default Side

This option allows you to specify the default side to use for Interacting with object command.

By default, Right.

Reports

This option allows you to select the default location for the Reports, and to Enable a custom label at an update if required.

Manikin Textures

Export at save: As a manikin is saving or propagating to the database, an internal CGR file (also used in 3D XML) generates, and represents the manikin with its last posture. You can choose whether this CGR includes the texture information, which represents a large data define (more than 67 MB of information). This large data define impacts the performance when you save or load the manikin files from the database.

You can control whether this texture needs saving and exporting.

By default, the texture does not export, which reduces the size of an individual manikin to approximately 2.5 MB.

Shoe Sole Parameters

By default, The sole height and heel height standards can alter. The heel length calculates automatically.

The geometry of the sole and heel creates from these values plus the anthropometry value of the foot. The sole height is from floor to the ball of foot. The length of the sole is from toe to the ball of foot. The heel height is from floor to the end of the sole segment. The size (width) of the sole and heel automatically adjusts according to the anthropometry data of the foot.

The posture of the foot changes as a result of the manikin wearing a shoe. The posture also calculates with these shoe parameters combined with the anthropometry of the manikin. The other default postures (reset, standing relax and sitting relax) also adjust. You can also right-click the manikin in the tree and select the Appearance tab from Properties, and alter accordingly.

Male Heel Height: 15

Male Sole Height: 5

Female Heel Height: 20

Female Sole Height: 5