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Performing a
Human
Posture
Analysis

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Preparing the
Working
Environment

Performing
a Human
Task
Analysis

Creating a
Manikin and
Workspace

Performing a
Human
Activity
Analysis

Using the
Human
Measurements
Editor

Module 6

Performing a
Human Task
Analysis

Performing a Human Task Analysis

Overview
Human Task Simulation is a tool you can use to create, validate, and simulate
activities for workers using the DPM planning and simulation infrastructure. The
activities that you can simulate are as follows:

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Walking
Moving to a Posture
Picking
Placing
Climbing

These activities can be combined with DPM Assembly activities to analyze the
relationship between workers and other entities within the simulation. Doing so
allows you to test multiple alternatives for the work that actual humans must
accomplish in a specific manufacturing environment.

Objectives
You will learn how to use the Human Task Analysis workbench tools

8 hours

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Workbenches and Toolbars Used in this Module

Inst
Inst
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Creating a
Process
Activity

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Inserting
Resources Into
the Workspace

Creating a
Manikin Activity

Inserting Resources into the Workspace

Mechanical Design
Starting the Scenario
Task Catalog

Creating a Trajectory
Creating a Line Track
Performing
Clash Detection
Motion Analysis
Create a Clash Report
Calculating Energy Expenditure

8 hours

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Creating a
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Activity

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Creating a
Process
Activity

Creating a Process Activity

In this scenario, you will use the Human Task Analysis workbench to create the following process activities:

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Activity library these items are processes that have been created and save for use in other processes
PERT Chart this item allows you to create links between processes in graphical form
Assigning a Resource to the process this item allows you to assign necessary resources to processes
Saving the process this item allows you to save the process

More about Human Task Analysis

can be found in the online
documentation

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Creating a
Process
Activity

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Creating a Process Activity Procedure

1

Launch V5 Product.

Load the Human Task Simulation workbench.

To create a new process, from the Main menu, select File / New. You will see the New
dialog box. Select Process.

To insert resources, from the Main menu, select Insert / Insert Resource. You will see
the File Section dialog box.

Browse to the appropriate resource folder

and load Manikin One.CATProduct.

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Following the same procedure, insert the Plant Floor into the scenario. You can adjust
the placement of the floor later.

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Activity

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Creating a Process Activity Procedure

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After you have inserted the necessary resources, you need to create an activity library.
From the Main menu, select File / New. You will see the New dialog box.

Select ProcessLibrary and press OK. You will see the Derivation Viewer window.

The Derivation Viewer is

where you can create process
activities. You can also group
them as necessary and save
them as Activity Libraries for
future use.

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Creating a Process Activity Procedure

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From the ProcLibCreation toolbar, click the Create New Activity Type button. You will
see the New Type dialog box.

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In the Name field, type the name of the new activity type Walk Forward.

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Create Walk Backward and Walk Sideways activities. When you are finished, save the
library in the Process Library folder and close the Derivation Viewer.

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From the Activity Management toolbar, click the Insert Activity Library button then select
the word Process in the PPR tree. This loads a link between the project and the Process
Library that was just created.

13

Browse to the appropriate file location and press Open.

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Creating a Process Activity Procedure

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From the Activity Management toolbar, click the Insert Activity button. You will see
the Insert Activity dialog box.

15

To begin creating the process,

click the appropriate activity in
the Insert Activity dialog box
then click the word Process
in the PPR tree.

16

For all subsequent activity additions, select Add as Successor in the Adding Procedure
field. Also, rather than selecting the word Process in the PPR tree, select the previous
activity instead.

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When you are finished adding activities, press OK.

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Creating a Process Activity Procedure

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To view the activities in the PERT chart, from the Data Views toolbar, click the Open
PERT Chart button then click on the word Process in the PPR tree.

20

You will see the PERT chart window displaying the activities. You can move activities
around the chart as necessary. Make sure that the Stop.1 activity appears after the
last activity on the chart.

21

Your activities might already have links between them. To delete links, right-click the
link you wish to delete and select Delete.

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To link activities, click the Link button on the Activity

Management toolbar.

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With the Link button activated, click the first activity

you want to link, then click the next activity. With the
Link button active, you can continue to create links
as necessary. Make sure that you include the Start
and End activities.

When you are finished, close the PERT Chart.

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Creating a Process Activity Procedure

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To create a walking forward activity (where the manikin actually moves), from the Worker
Activities toolbar, click the Creates a Walk Fwd Activity button.

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Select the manikin you wish to move and then click the location in the 3D window to where
you want the manikin to walk. You will see the Start Point Position dialog box.

27

Click the Snap to Plane button. The manikin will snap to the surface and the view will
change to a top-down angle. You will also see the Walk Options dialog box.

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Creating a Process Activity Procedure

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Continue to create walking points for the manikin by left-clicking various points throughout
the 3D window. When youre finished, click Generate Postures (using the defaults listed).

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To see the activity, expand the PPR tree beneath the manikin for which you created the
walking activity. You should find the new activity (HumanTask.1) within the Program node.

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To assign a resource to the activity, from the Activity Management toolbar, click the
Assign a Resource button.

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In the PPR tree, select manikin (manikin1) and the Walk Forward activity.

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From the Task Tools toolbar, click the Set an Active Task for the Manikin Associated
with Activity button. You will see the Active Task dialog box.

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Creating a Process Activity Procedure

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Select the appropriate active task from the pull-down menu. Text will appear beside the
selected manikin to indicate that the manikin (resource) has been assigned to the
selected task.

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You can view what you have created up to this point by clicking the Restore Initial State
button (from the Simulation toolbar) and running the simulation by clicking the Process
Simulation button.

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After the simulation completes, do NOT restore the initial state. From the Worker
Activities toolbar, click the Creates a Walk Bwd Activity.

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Select the manikin and the edge of the area in the 3D window, then create a walk pattern
similar to that shown.

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Following the same procedures, assign the resource and set the active task for the
manikin associated with this new activity.

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Run the simulation. When you are finished, do NOT restore the initial state.

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From the Worker Activities toolbar, click the Creates a Side Step Activity.

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Following the same procedures, create a Side Step activity similar to that shown.

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Use the default values and press

Generate Postures.

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Following the same procedures, assign the resource and set the active task for the
manikin associated with this new activity.

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Run the simulation.

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Manikin Activity

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Creating a
Manikin Activity

Creating a Manikin Activity

In this scenario, you will create the following process activities:

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Walk Activities
Loading Positions from Catalogs
Picking and Placing Objects
Creating an Auto Walk this kind of activity requires two posture positions
Creating a Swept Volume

More about Human Task Analysis

can be found in the online
documentation

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Creating a
Manikin Activity

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Creating a Manikin Activity Procedure

1

Launch V5 Product and load the Human Task Simulation workbench.

Open the Scenario2.CATProcess file and save the initial state from the Simulation toolbar.

From the Worker Activities toolbar, click the Creates a Walk Fwd Activity button then click
the Manikin (Manikin2) in the PPR tree.

Move the cursor toward the desk with the engine until it becomes a plane with a
perpendicular line through it. At that point, place the plane along the bottom of the desk
so that it is parallel to the floor and click. You will see the Walk Options dialog box.

With the manikin now attached to the cursor,

click three points between the manikin origin
and the table. When you are finished, select
Current Positions in the Walk Options dialog
box then click Generate Postures.

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Creating a Manikin Activity Procedure

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Check the PPR tree under the manikin for the new task HumanTask.1. Right-click this
new task, select Properties, and change the Label field to Walk.

Open the new task to view the various MoveToPostures. Double-click the last
MoveToPosture. You will see the MoveToPosture Activity dialog box.

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Creating a Manikin Activity Procedure

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To load a specific posture that youve already created and wish to apply to a manikin,
from the Manikin Tools toolbar, click the Load Manikins Attributes from a Catalog button.
You will see the Load a Description from Human Catalog dialog box.

Click the Browse Another Catalog button. You will see the File Selection dialog box.

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Select the Engine and Manikin.catalog

and press Open. You will see the Load
a Description From Human Catalog dialog
box.

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Double-click HumanData to display the

catalog and postures.

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Creating a Manikin Activity Procedure

12

Click on the Picking Up the Engine posture to select it, click on Manikin2 in the
PPR tree, and press Apply and Close.

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Back in the MoveToPosture dialog box, click the Modify Activity button. Click OK when
prompted, then Close.

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Creating a Manikin Activity Procedure

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From the Worker Activities toolbar, click the Create MoveToPosture Activity button.

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Click the manikin in the PPR tree to select. You will see the MoveToPosture Activity
dialog box.

16

Press the Create Activity button, then press Close. This creates another human task
under the Program node in the PPR tree.

17

Rename the task AutoWalk. Click anywhere within the 3D window to deactivate the
current task.

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Creating a Manikin Activity Procedure

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From the Worker Activities toolbar, click the down-arrow and pull out the Pick-Place
toolbar.

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From the Pick-Place toolbar, click the Creates a Pick Activity button. You will see the
Pick Options dialog box.

20

Click the manikin2 in the PPR tree to select, then choose the Both option to pick up
the object with both hands.

21

Select the object to be picked (in this case, Engine3.5) from the PPR tree. This will
create another human task.

22

Rename this task Pick.

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Creating a Manikin Activity Procedure

23

Open the Load a Description From Human Catalog dialog box and select the Placing
On the Table posture.

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Select the Attach function and press Close.

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Create another MoveToPosture. Select the first MoveToPosture in the AutoWalk task
rather than selecting the manikin.

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Creating a Manikin Activity Procedure

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From the Worker Activities toolbar, click the Creates a Auto Walk Activity button.

27

When prompted to select a manikin, select the first MoveToPosture created in the
AutoWalk task. You will see the Walk Options dialog box.

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Select Current Positions from the drop-down list then press the Create AutoWalk button.

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To place the engine on the table, from the Worker Activities toolbar, click the Creates A
Place Activity button.

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From the Activity Management toolbar, click the Assign a Resource button and assign
the manikin to all of the activities.

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From the Task Tools toolbar, assign the renamed human tasks to each activity by
clicking the Set an Active Task for the Manikin Associated with Activity button.

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The completed PPR tree should similar to the following:

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Run the simulation.

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Creating a Manikin Activity Procedure

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Restore the Initial State.

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Right-click the MoveToPosture.7 activity, point to MoveToPosture.7 object, and select

Synchronize 3D model.

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From the Manikin Tools toolbar, click the

Swept Volume button. You will see the Swept
Volume dialog box.

Select the right arm of the female manikin and click OK in the Swept Volume dialog box.
You will see the Swept Volume Record button.

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Click anywhere in the 3D window off any object to deselect any currently selected items.

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Click on MoveToPosture8 and then click the Process Simulation button on the Simulation
toolbar.

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When the simulation is finished, deactivate the Process Simulation button and click the
Swept Volume Record button.

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If you want to preview the right arm swept volume, click the preview button and then click
the save button.

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Save as Right Arm_Swept Volume in the

Scenario 2 folder and close the dialog.
Because this is a .cgr file, you will need
to open a new product file. From the Main
menu, select File / New / Product.

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From the Main menu, select Insert / Select

Existing Component then click on father
Product 1.

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Close the window and save again as

Right Arm_Swept Volume.CATProduct.

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Click on Insert Resource and select Right Arm_Swept Volume.CATProduct.

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Right-click Product.1 in the PPR tree and select Properties. Change the transparency
level to 125 and change the color of the right arm.

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Repeat steps 34 36 and step 38.

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Inserting Resources into the Workspace

Mechanical Design
Starting the Scenario
Task Catalog

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Resources Into
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Inserting Resources Into the Workspace

In this scenario, you will insert the following resources into the workspace:

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Floor
Stairs
Ladder

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Resources Into
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Inserting Resources Into the Workspace Procedure

1

Launch V5 Product and load the Human Task Simulation workbench.

Open the file Scenario3.CATProcess.

To create a floor, from the Main menu, select Start / AEC Plant / Plant Layout.

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From the Plant Layout toolbar, click the Area button.

You will see the Area Creation dialog box.

Change the X and Y length values to 800in.

Click the cursor into the 3D area and move the cursor so that the origin is 0in, 0in, 0in.

To see the entire floor, from the View toolbar, click the Fit All In button.

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Inserting Resources Into the Workspace Procedure

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In the product tree, right-click the highest level name of the product (usually product#),
and select Properties.

On the Product tab, within the Product / Part Number area, type the new name of the
product, Layout Floor, and press OK.

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In the product tree, right-click the Area1 object and select Properties. You will see the
Properties dialog box.

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Select the Visualization tab, deactivate the

Show area name checkbox, and press Ok. The
product tree should look similar to the following.

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From the Main menu, select File / Save as and save

the file as Layout Floor.CATProduct in the Resources
folder.

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Mechanical Design Procedure

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To load the Part Design workbench, from the Main menu, select Start / Mechanical Design
/ Part Design. You will see the Part Name dialog box.

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Keep the default settings and press OK.

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From the Sketcher toolbar, click the Sketcher button, then select xy plane from
the PPR tree.

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From the Profile toolbar, click the Rectangle button.

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Click on the zero origin, then click and drag

the cursor to draw a rectangle.

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Mechanical Design Procedure

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From the Constraint toolbar, click the Constraint button.

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Click one corner of the rectangle, then click another corner. Follow the following
diagram to complete the constraint.

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Double-click the V dimension (on the

actual number). You will see the
Constraint Definition dialog box.

21

Change the current value for V to

260in and the H value to 400in.

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Mechanical Design Procedure

22

Close the Part Design workbench by clicking the Exit Workbench button.

23

From the Sketch-Based Features toolbar, click the Pad button. You will see the
Pad Definition dialog box.

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In the Length field, change

the value to .5 and press OK.

25

Right-click on each of the planes and select Hide/Show to hide them.

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Mechanical Design Procedure

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Right-click PartBody and select Properties.

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Select the Graphic tab and change the Fill Color to beige.

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From the Main menu, select File / Save as and save the part as Design Floor.CATPart
in the Parts folder.

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To create a product from the part you just saved, from the Main menu, select File /
New / Product and press OK.

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From the Main menu, select Insert / Component.

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Click on the word Product# and select Design Floor.CATPart in the Parts folder.

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Mechanical Design Procedure

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Right-click Design Floor, select Properties, and change the name to Design Layout Floor.

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Save the file as Designing Floor.CATProduct in the Resources folder, then close.

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Starting the Scenario Procedure
34

If you havent already done so, open the Scenario3.CATProcess file.

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From the Main menu, select Insert / Insert Resource, and select the floor that you created.

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From the Main menu, select File / Save as, and save this file as Scenario3end.CATPRocess.

36

Expand the Process node in the PPR tree. In its current form, the processes are NOT in
the correct order.

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Correct Order:

Start
Manikin walks to stairs
Manikin walks up stairs
Manikin walks along platform
Manikin walks down stairs
Female manikin walks to ladder
Female manikin climbs up ladder
Stop

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From the Data Views toolbar, click the Open PERT chart button and change the processes
to their correct order. Make sure to select the word Process in the PPR tree.

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Starting the Scenario Procedure

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After you have rearranged the processes into their correct order, from the Activity
Management toolbar, click the Link the Selected Activities button and link the processes.

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When you are finished, close the PERT chart window. This will automatically update
the process.

40

At this point, you should save the initial state of the simulation. From the Simulation
toolbar, click the Save Initial State button. You will see the Save Initial Condition
dialog box.

Note: Saving the initial state of a simulation also saves postural information.

39

When you are finished, close the PERT chart window. This will automatically update
the process.

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Starting the Scenario Procedure

40

To create a walk activity, from the Worker Activities toolbar, click the Creates a Walk
Fwd Activity button. You will see the Walk Options dialog box.

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In the PPR tree, right-click the new human task and select Properties.

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Change the name of the task to Walking to Stairs, and press OK.

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From the Activity Management toolbar, click the Assign a Resource button.

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From the Task Tools toolbar, click the Set an Active Task for the Manikin Associated
with Activity button and select the Walking to Stairs task as the active task.

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Starting the Scenario Procedure
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From the Worker Activities toolbar, click the Creates a Climb Stair Activity button.

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Select the manikin from the PPR tree. When prompted to select the first stair edge,
click on the edge of the first step.

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When prompted to select the second stair edge,

click on the edge of the second step. You will see
the Stair Climbing Options dialog box.
Note: If the manikin is not
perpendicular to the stair
edges, you will be warned.
Press Ok to continue.

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In the No. of Steps field of the Stair Climbing Options dialog box, change the value to 6,
and press the Generate Posture button.

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In the PPR tree, right-click the new HumanTask and select Properties.

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Change the name of the task to Climbing Stairs and press OK.

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Assign the resource (the manikin) to the activity (Climbing Stairs) and make the activity
the active task.

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Starting the Scenario Procedure

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From the Worker Activities toolbar, click the Create a Walk Activity button and
select the platform surface. You will see the Start Point Position dialog box.

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Press the Snap to Plane button.

End the walking distance so that the manikins feet are close to the edge of the step.
Click the Generate Postures button in the Walk Options dialog box.

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In the PPR tree, right-click the new HumanTask

and select Properties. Rename the new task
Walking on Platform and press OK.

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When you are finished, assign the resource (the

manikin) to the Walking on Platform activity, and
make Walking on Platform the active task.

From the Worker Activities toolbar, click the Creates a Climb Stair Activity button.

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Starting the Scenario Procedure

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Select the first step down when prompted. Do the same for the second step.

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In the PPR tree, right-click the new HumanTask and select Properties. Change the name
of the new task to Climbing Down Stairs and press OK.

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When you are finished, assign the resource (the manikin) to the Climbing Down Stairs
activity, and make Climbing Down Stairs the active task.

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Create a walk activity for the female manikin such that she is standing in front of the
ladder, then change the name of the activity to Walking to Ladder.

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When you are finished, assign the resource (the manikin) to the Walking to Ladder
activity, and make Walking to Ladder the active task.

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Starting the Scenario Procedure

63

Load the catalog called Climbing Ladder.catalog, then apply the posture called
Hands on Ladder.

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From the Worker Activities toolbar, click the Create MoveToPosture Activity button and
rename the new HumanTask to Climbing Up Ladder.

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From the Worker Activities toolbar, click the down-arrow and select the Creates a Climb
Ladder Activity button.

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Starting the Scenario Procedure

66

In the PPR tree, select the MoveToPosture within the Climbing Up Ladder activity. This
will place the Climbing Ladder object in the correct HumanTask.

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When prompted for the first edge, select the first rung of the ladder; when prompted
for the second edge, select the second rung of the ladder. You will see the Ladder
Climbing Options dialog box.

Note: Make sure there is a line running

across the first rung of the ladder as shown.
If not, the manikin will not be facing the ladder.
To get this line, click on the top part of the rung.

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In the Ladder Climbing Options dialog box, set the

values as shown in the diagram, then press the
Generate Postures button.

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Starting the Scenario Procedure

69

When you are finished, assign this walk activity to Manikin Climbs Ladder, and set the
active task to Climbing the Ladder.

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When you are finished, restore the initial state and run the simulation.

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Task Catalog Procedure

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A task catalog allows you to define and reuse human tasks. A human task is usually
composed of a sequenced set of MoveToPostures. From the Task Tools toolbar, click
the Save Task in Catalog button. You will see the Catalog Browser dialog box.

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Click the Open button in the Catalog Browser dialog box and select Human Tasks.catalog
from the Catalog folder.

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Task Catalog Procedure

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Double-click Station 2.

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In the PPR tree, select the Walking to Stairs human task (located within the Female
Manikin.1 node). You will see the Description Reference dialog box.

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Select the Refer Current Process checkbox so that the catalog will point to the current
process. You will see the Description Name dialog box.

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In the Name field, type the description as shown

and press OK.

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Task Catalog Procedure

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Close the Catalog Browser. When needed, you can now load a task from the Catalog
Browser by clicking the Reuse Task from Catalog button on the Task Tools toolbar.

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Performing
Motion Analysis

Creating an Operate
Creating a Trajectory
Creating a Line Track
Clash Detection
Create a Clash Report
Calculating Energy Expenditure

Performing a Human Task Analysis

Performing
Motion Analysis

Performing Motion Analysis

In this scenario, you will perform analysis based on the following tasks:

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Creating an Operate
Creating a trajectory
Creating a collision
Creating a walking manikin for energy expenditure

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Creating An Operates Procedure

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Switch to DPM for assembly and create a Move activity

Create a move activity to extract the air filter.

Switch to Human task simulation and restore initial position

Reach the air filter (Left hand) and create a constraint the air filter.
Create a Move To Posture

Once the hand is on the air filter, we will perform an autograsp.

Note: Keep the reach function activated for further flexibility

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Motion Analysis

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Creating an Operates Procedure

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Activated the standard pose function and select the hand grasp tab.

Select the spherical type and the left hand.

Select the air Filter and launch the auto grasp

If you are not satisfied with the final result, use the compass to
readjust the hand position and launch the auto grasp again.

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You can click on the type of grasp to reset the posture prior to auto grasp again or
simply re-grasp from the current position

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Creating an Operates Procedure

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Once satisfied for the grasp posture, create a Mote to posture activity
( make sure the constraint is still activated

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Select the standing operates function and select the

last Move to posture you have created under the manikin

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Select the move activity you want to manikins hand to follow

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Select the first shot and the specific shot you .

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At any shots of the move activity, you can see the resulting posture of the manikin.
For the first operates, select the last shots where you can see the manikin can still
reach the part

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Then change the posture of the manikin, change the IK behavior, or

even reach the part with the other hand to allow the manikin to follow the entire Move activity
of the air filter. Will perform this last scenarion ( Switch hand)

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Delete or deactivate the constraint for the left hand, Right the air filter with the right hand
and create a constraint

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Select the operates standing function and select the previous operates
following shot and the specific shot you .

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Select the starting shot that correspond to the following the last shot of the previous operates
In this case the next operates will start at shot 6 to the end

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The final operates will have the following characteristic

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Once the operates are created you can explore the following scenario
without any change of the human activity:

Modify the move activity (better to maintain the same number of shot
Reverse the move activity
Change the anthropometry of the manikin
Change the IK behavior of the manikin as well as its range of motion
Modify the MTP inside the operates

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Creating a Trajectory Procedure

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Launch V5 Product and load the Human Task Simulation workbench.

Open the file Scenario4a.CATProcess.

To view the clash, from the Simulation Analysis Tools, click the Analysis Mode On/Off
button to turn it on, then click the Analysis Configuration button. You will see the
Analysis Configuration dialog box.

Click the Analysis tab and

using the arrows, move
Interference.1 into the
Selected column. Set the
other selections as shown
and press OK.

Run the simulation. When you are finished, close the file and open the file
Scenario4.CATProcess.

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From the Simulation toolbar, click the Save Initial State button. This is an important first
step when creating a simulation. You will see the Save Initial Condition dialog box. Accept
the defaults and press OK.

To create a move activity, load the Digital Process for manufacturing / DPM Assembly
Process Simulation workbench.

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From the Simulation Activity Creation toolbar, click the Create a Move Activity button.
Then select the Manikin Pushing Cart.1 activity in the PPR tree. You will see the Activity
Creation Options dialog box.
Insert the activity as a child, then press OK.
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Shuttle dialog box.

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In the Edit Shuttle dialog box, click into the selection field to highlight it, Then, in the
PPR tree, click on the Cart (Cart.1) object. Press OK. You will see several toolbars appear.

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To create a track, click on the compass line on the cart and drag the compass in a straight
line forward, away from the manikin.

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From the Recorder toolbar, click the Record button to record the position of the cart.

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In the Track dialog box, press OK. The

completed track will be displayed as a line.

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Return to the Human Task Simulation

workbench, and from the Simulation
toolbar, restore the initial state.

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From the Worker Activities toolbar, click the Creates a Track Trajectory Activity button.
You will see the Track Trajectory dialog box.

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From the PPR tree, select the manikin (manikin Seven a). For the move activity, you
will use the activity just created.

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Set options on both tabs of the Track Trajectory dialog box as follows (but do NOT
press the Generate Postures button yet):

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To set the Walk Plane, click into the 3D geometry window. Press the
Generate Postures button, and press Yes when prompted to continue
generating postures.

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From the Activity Management toolbar, click the Assign a Resource button to assign
the manikin to the activity.

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From the Task Tools toolbar, click the Set an Active Task for the Manikin Associated
with Activity button.

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Select the HumanTask.1 in the PPR tree. You will see the Active Task dialog box. Press OK.

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To view the trajectory, restore the initial state then run the simulation. When you are
finished, restore the initial state again.

NOTE: You can generate analysis reports after running the simulation to identify problematic
situations.

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Creating a Line Track Procedure

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From the Manikin Tools toolbar, click the load Manikins attributes from a Catalog button.

From the Catalog folder, open the file Token.catalog. You will see the Load Catalog
dialog box.

In the PPR tree, click the manikin and select the Posn 1 Green posture from the dialog
box. Click Apply and the Close.

After the manikin moves to the posture, save the initial state so that the current manikin
position becomes the first position in the simulation.

Load the DPM Assembly workbench (or return to it if it is already open) and from the
Simulation Activity Creation toolbar, click the Create a Move Activity button.

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When prompted to select the reference activity, click the word Process in the PPR tree.
The motion activity should appear in the process. You will see the Edit Shuttle dialog box.

In the PPR tree, select Tokens and press OK. You will see the Track dialog box with
the name of the first selected product in the Name field. The compass is attached to
the selected item.
Using the compass, move the tokens
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Record that position.

In the Track dialog box, change the time

to 25 seconds and press OK.

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Restore the initial state and return to the

Human Task Simulation workbench.

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From the Manikin Tools toolbar, click the Open Vision Window button and select the
manikin. You will see the vision window.

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From the Manikin Constraints toolbar, click the Fix on Constraint button.

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Click the right hand of the manikin and then click on the green token.

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Repeat Steps 12 and 13 and set a constraint

between the left hand and the green token.

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From the Worker Activities toolbar, click the Create MoveToPosture Activity button.
You will see the MoveToPosture Activity dialog box.

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Click the manikin and then click the Create Activity button.

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Right-click the HumanTask beneath the manikin and change the name to Line Tracking.

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Select the green token and using the compass, move the token up and off the peg.

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From the Manikin Constraints toolbar, click the Updates All

Constraints and Manikin Representations button. This will
move the manikins hands up to the token

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In the MoveToPosture Activity dialog box, click the Create Activity button to create
the second position.

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Move the green token so that it is above the other peg.

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From the Manikin Constraints toolbar, click the Updates All Constraints and Manikin
Representations button. This will place the manikins hand on the green token.

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Click the Create Activity button to create the third MoveToPosture position.

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Move the green token down onto the peg and

update the constraints as above.

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Create the fourth MoveToPosture position.

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In the PPR tree, within the settings node of the manikin, expand the Constraints node.

For the next steps, these constraints need to be

deactivated so that the manikin can be constrained
to the next group of tokens.

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Double-click Constraint1. You will see the Constraint Properties dialog box.

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Click the Activate checkbox to deactivate it and

press OK. Follow these steps to deactivate
Constraint2.

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From the Tokens catalog, select Between Positions.

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Create a MoveToPosture. This will be the fifth

MoveToPosture position.

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From the Tokens catalog, select posn 2 yellow.

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Create a MoveToPosture. This is the sixth MoveToPosture position.

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From the Manikin Constraints toolbar, click the Fix on Constraints button.

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Select the manikins right hand and then select the yellow token.

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Following the same procedure, constrain the manikins left hand to the yellow token.

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Select the yellow token, and using

the compass, move it up and off the peg.

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From the Manikin Constraints toolbar, click the Updates all Constraints and Manikin
Representations. This moves the hands up to the token.

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Click the Create Activity button to create the seventh position.

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Move the yellow token over the other peg.

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From the Manikin Constraints toolbar, click the Updates all Constraints and Manikin
Representations. This moves the hands up to the token.

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Click the Create Activity button to create the eighth position.

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Move the yellow token down onto the peg and update the manikins constraints. Then,
create the ninth MoveToPosture activity (using the Create Activity button).

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These constraints should be deactivated to perform the next steps. Double-click the
constraints in the PPR tree and deactivate them.

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From the Tokens catalog, select betw posns.

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Create a tenth MoveToPosture activity and close the dialog box.

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From the Worker Activities toolbar, click the Creates a Pick Activity button, then click
the word Start with the Line Tracking node in the PPR tree.

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From the Pick Options dialog box, use the current options to create a pick activity for the
green token.

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From the Worker Activities toolbar, click the

Creates a Place Activity button according to
the diagram.

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Following the same procedure, create a pick and place activity for the yellow token.

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From the Worker Activities toolbar, click the Creates

Line Tracking Activities button.

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Click the word Tokens in the PPR tree. You will see the Walk Type dialog box.

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Select Side Step and press OK.

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Click on Place.2 in Line Tracking to end the track.

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Assign the resource (the manikin) to the activity.

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The completed Line Tracking tree should look similar to the following:

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To make the tokens move while the manikin is side-stepping,

click the Open PERT Chart button and select the word Process.

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Arrange the activities as shown:

When you are finished, restore the initial state and run the simulation.

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Clash Detection Procedure

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From the Worker Activities toolbar, click the Create a Walk Activity button, and create a
walk activity for manikin 6a so that the manikin walks through the cart.

After you have generated the postures, expand the manikin node in the PPR tree,
right-click on the humantask, and change the name to Walk Through Cart.

Assign the resource and set the task.

From the Simulation Analysis Tools toolbar, click the Clash button. You will see the
Check Clash dialog box.

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Clash Detection Procedure

You can check the following kinds of clashes:
Contact + Clash this checks whether two objects occupy the same space.
Clearance + Contact + Clash this checks whether two objects occupy the same space, or whether
they occupy the same clearance zone around each other.
Authorized Penetration this checks whether one objects penetrates another beyond a specified
amount.
Between all components this checks for clash or penetrations between all objects per
specifications set in the Type drop-down field.
Inside one selection this checks for clash or penetrations occurring to a selected object
per specifications set in the Type drop-down field.

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Selection against all this checks for collisions caused by a selected object per specifications
set in the Type drop-down field.
Between two selections this checks for collisions per specifications in the Type drop-down
field between two selected objects.

In the second Type field, select Between Two Selections.

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Click the cursor inside the Selection 1 field to highlight it, then select Manikin (Manikin6a)
from the PPR tree.

Click the cursor inside the Selection 2 field to highlight it, then select the cart from the
PPR tree.

Click the Apply button. You will see the Check Clash dialog box.

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Currently, there are no clashes

displayed. Click OK to close the
dialog box.

To activate the analysis, from the Simulation Analysis

Tools toolbar, click the Analysis Configuration button.
You will see the Analysis Configuration dialog box.

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From the Available field, select Interference.1 and move it into the Selected field.

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In the Analysis Level field, select Interrupt (to stop the simulation when clash occurs).

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When asked to confirm turning ON Analysis Mode, press Yes.

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Run the simulation. It should stop once the manikin makes contact with the cart.

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In the PPR tree, double-click Interference.1 within the Applications node. You will see
the Check Clash dialog box.

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Click the Apply button to update the data. The clash between manikin and cart will appear.

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Double click the information line (the clash listing) to display the clash in a preview box.

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Create a Clash Report Procedure

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From the Check Clash dialog box, click the Export As button. If no path has been set for
the data, you will see a warning message.

Using the default name, save the data in the HTS Process directory.

You can display the report by browsing to the folder using Explorer or by searching
on the term Clashpublish*.

When you are finished, close the report.

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Calculating Energy Expenditure Procedure

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Prior to calculating energy expenditure, you should update cycle times by clicking the
Update Cycle time button from the Simulation Toolbar.

From the Manikin Tools toolbar, click the Single Task Energy Expenditure Calculation
button. You will see the Energy Expenditure Automatic Configuration dialog box.

When prompted to select a human task, select Pushing the cart from the PPR tree. You
will see the Energy Expenditure Results dialog box.

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Module Summary
In this module you learned how to use the Human Task Analysis workbench
to analyze the relationship between workers and other entities within the
simulation.

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Course Wrap-Up
Throughout this course you have learned how to use the various workbenches of the
Human Solutions product to fully analyze and optimize human performance under a
variety of environmental and working conditions.

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