1 Preparing the 2 Creating a

Working Manikin and

Environment Workspace

Using the

Performing
3 Human
4 Performing Measurements
5 Human Human Editor
Posture Activity
Analysis Analysis

6 Task
Simulation
Scenarios

Module 1

Preparing the
Working
Environment
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Preparing the Working Environment
Overview
The first step in building a simulation is to set up a working environment that best
reflects the needs and desired outcomes of the project. In this module, you will set the
options necessary for this project.

After you have prepared the environment, you can begin to construct the 3D Workspace
and add manikins.

Objectives

You will set options for Preparing the working environment

You will learn how to use the 3d compass

2 hours
Workbenches and Toolbars Used in this Module

Toolbars

Inst.
1 Preparing the Working Environment
A

Setting
Options

General
Display
Parameters and Measures
AEC Plant
Digital Process for Manufacturing

B
3D Compass
Settings
C
Conventions Used PPR Tree
in Online Parameters for Compass Manipulation
Documentation Basic Techniques
Snap Automatically to Selected Object
Depth Effect Editing
CATIA
ENOVIA
DELMIA
Graphic Conventions
2 hours
A

Setting
Options

General
Display
Parameters and Measures
AEC Plant
Digital Process for Manufacturing
 Setting
1 Preparing the Working Environment Options

Setting Options

The Dassault Systemes family of software offers unprecedented power and

flexibility to its users. Because of this, the software must be configured to fit your
needs.

This process step is included to reinforce knowledge gained in the Introduction to V5

course and to configure the software to the particular needs of Human Solutions for
this instruction.

Basic navigation, mouse control, and file management as well as complete detail of
Tools/ Options can be found in the Introduction to V5 Course.

More about Tools / Options can be

found in the online
documentation
 Setting
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Set Options – Procedure

The first step in building a simulation is to set up a working environment that best reflects the
needs and desired outcomes of the user’s context.

1 Launch V5 Product and select Tools / Options… You will see the Options dialog box.

Tabs

Nodes and Tabs allow

you to customize the
Node software.

After you change

settings, you must
close and reopen
the software.

2 To set an option, click the check box next to the appropriate setting to
enable or disable the option.
Setting Options – Exercise
 Exercise – Set Options
30 min.

Scope: You will set the software default options for the best performance for this
project.
Conditions: V5 and DPM Assembly Process Simulation workbench must be open.

In this exercise you will:

Set General options
Set Display options
Set Parameters and Measures options
Set AEC Plant options
Set DPM options
 Do It Yourself (1/1)

Set the following options

Node Tab Option Setting_____________________________________

General General Turn off Automatic backup every…
Document Other Documents= requires Instructor direction
Display Tree Manipulation Turn on Automatic scroll
Visualization Set Background to white (for this project)
Navigation Turn on Display Manipulation Bounding box
Turn off Preselect in geometry view
Turn on Gravitational Effects and set to Z axis
Parameters & Measures Units Set Length to Inch (in)

Product Structure Cache Management Activate Work with the Cache System
Digital Process for Mfg Tree Activate Resource folders, Items folder, Attributes,
Applicative Data, Output Product folder, and Logical
Activities
AEC Plant General Set Grid step value to 0.5in

REMINDER: You must close and reopen the software for changes to take effect.
B

3D Compass
Settings

PPR Tree
Parameters for Compass Manipulation
Basic Techniques
Snap Automatically to Selected Object
Editing
 3D Compass
1 Preparing the Working Environment Settings

About 3D Compass Settings

The 3D Compass setting is a useful tool that you can manipulate in any
direction. With the 3D Compass you can rotate or move the part or parts on the
screen in any orientation.
 3D Compass
1 Preparing the Working Environment Settings

3D Compass Settings
To change the size of the PPR tree click
1 the line connecting the directories. On the
2
View toolbar, select the Zoom In Out.
To deactivate the zoom capability, go to
the Tools / Options / General / Display /
Tree Manipulation tab and uncheck Tree
zoom after clicking on any branch
option.

Click the line again to get

back to 3D view. To display, or
hide the PPR tree, select F3
on the keyboard.
 3D Compass
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3D Compass Settings
3 To change the Depth Effect value, select View / Depth
Effect. In the Near Limit field, activate the Fixed option and
set the value to 100. In the Far Limit field, activate the Fixed
option and set the value to 500000. Now you can zoom in
on an item in the 3D view, and the clipping planes modify
to only display the center of the field of visions center.
 3D Compass
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3D Compass Settings
To find an object in the PPR tree, right click the object in 3D view and
4
choose Center Graph from the menu.

On the main
5 menu bar,
select View /
Toolbars to
view the list.

6 Some toolbars have imbedded toolbars.

Use the black arrow to expand the
toolbar, then select the move handle to
Another way to view a drag it.
toolbar is to drag them.
To do this, left click and
drag the move handle
of the toolbar.
 3D Compass
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Key Board Shortcuts
ESCAPE Exit the current dialog box(when there is one)
F1 Get contextual online help
Shift + F1 Get help on toolbar icons
Shift + F2 Toggle the specification tree overview on and off
F3 Toggle specification tree display on and off
Alt + F8 Run macros
Shift + F3 Activate the graph if the model is active and inversely
Home Display the top of the graph
End Display the bottom of the graph
Page Up Relocate the graph one page up
Page Down Relocate the graph one page down
Ctrl + Page Up Zoom in the graph
Ctrl + Page Down Zoom out the graph
Up Arrow Relocate the graph 1/10th of a page to the top
Down Arrow Relocate the graph 1/10th of a page to the bottom
Left Arrow Relocate the graph 1/ 10th of a page to the left
Right Arrow Relocate the graph 1/10th of a page to the right
Ctrl + Tab Swap active document windows
Alt + Enter Run the Properties… command
Ctrl + C Run the Copy… command
Ctrl + F Run the Search… command
Ctrl + G Run the Selections sets… command
Ctrl + N Run the New… command
Ctrl + O Run the Open… command
Ctrl + P Run the Print… command
Ctrl + S Run the Save… command
Ctrl + V Run the Paste… command
Ctrl + X Run the Cut… command
Ctrl + Y Run the Redo… command
Ctrl + Z Run the Undo… command
 3D Compass
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3D Compass Settings
Clicking an icon lets you run the command associated with that icon. Double-clicking an icon lets
you use that command as many times as necessary.
Call outs are used throughout the project to give tips and expand explanations.

PPR Tree Minimize / Enlarge /

Close / Window 3D VIEW
WINDOW SIZE
BUTTON

Expand /close

Current
Click on line to adjust PPR
tree Workbench

Some toolbars are

hidden. Place the
mouse over the arrows
and drag the toolbar
into the3D view.

Text window for

Command prompt Toolbar command
or other information or function
 3D Compass
1 Preparing the Working Environment Settings
Basic Techniques
Sometimes when rotating or panning, the geometry disappears. To regain view,
right-click the appropriate name on the PPR tree and select Reframe On. The
object now reappears and the view zooms to it. Or you can use the Fit All In button.

Press and hold the middle mouse button to pan the model in the 3D view.

Press and hold the middle and the left mouse button to rotate the model in 3D view.
Press and hold the middle mouse button, press then release the left mouse button, then
drag the mouse vertically to zoom the model in 3D view.
Click any line in the PPR tree, now use the mouse buttons as described to adjust the size
and location of the PPR tree.
 3D Compass
1 Preparing the Working Environment Settings

3D Compass Settings
The 3D compass is used to manipulate viewpoint representations (“cameras”), which capture
viewpoints.

The 3D compass is always active. Show and hide the compass by toggling the View / Compass
command. Hiding the compass does not deactivate it.

The compass is displayed by default in the top right corner of the document. The letters, X,Y, and Z
represent the axis. The Z-axis is the default orientation. The point close to the Z-axis is the free
rotation handle used for freely rotating the compass and the document’s objects at the same time.

The red square is the compass manipulation handle that you can use to drag the compass and
place on objects to manipulate. You can also rotate objects around this point. The base of the
compass, the XY plane, is the privileged plane. This concept is not useful when using the select
command: it is only useful when using application commands that use manipulators, or which
require working planes.

Free rotation handle

Compass manipulation
handle
Privileged plane
 3D Compass
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3D Compass Settings
7 Right-click the 3D Compass to display its contextual menu. From this menu, select
Snap Automatically to Selected Object. In the 3D view, or in the PPR tree, select any
object. The compass will immediately snap to that object.

8 To reset the compass to the default position, select View /

Reset Compass from the main menu.

To move the compass, place the mouse pointer over the red box,
9 and click the left mouse button. The pointer changes to a
grasping hand. Drag the mouse and compass toward an object
in the 3D view and the compass will snap to that object.

In the contextual menu, select Edit. The parameter

10 for Compass Manipulation appears. The current
coordinates of the compass manipulation handle
(red square), with respect to the center of the world,
are displayed in the axis fields.

Coordinates
Set the Coordinate values to move and rotate objects.

Increments
Set the Incremental values for translation and rotation.
C
Conventions
Used in Online
Documentation

Depth Effect
CATIA
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DELMIA
Graphic Conventions
 Conventions
used in Online
1 Preparing the Working Environment Documentation

About Conventions used in Online Documentation

Graphic conventions indicating the required configuration are denoted as follows:

This icon... Indicates functions that are...

specific to the P1 configuration

specific to the P2 configuration

specific to the P3 configuration

 Conventions
1 Preparing the Working Environment used in Online
Documentation

Conventions used in Online Documentation

The use of the mouse differs according to the type of action you need to perform.

Select (menus, commands, geometry in the graphics area, …)

Click (icons, dialog box buttons, tabs, selection of a location in the document window, …)
Double-click
Shift-click
Ctrl-click
Check (check boxes)
Drag
Drag and drop (icons onto objects, objects onto objects)

Drag
Move

Right-click (to select contextual menu)

 Conventions
1 Preparing the Working Environment used in Online
Documentation
This icon... Identifies...

estimated time to accomplish a task

a target of a task

the prerequisites

the start of the scenario

a tip

a warning

information

basic concepts

methodology

reference information

information regarding settings, customization, etc.

the end of a task

functionalities that are new or enhanced with this release

allows you to switch back to the

full-window viewing mode
 Conventions
1 Preparing the Working Environment used in Online
Documentation
Conventions used in Online Documentation
When DELMIA software is launched it opens the last workbench used in the
previous session by default.

In this example, the default is the fasteners process planning workbench

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Preparing the Working Environment – Summary

Module Summary
This module has introduced you to setting options necessary to building the simulation
project. In addition, you have also learned about the 3D compass and how to use it in
your simulation.

Coming Up
You will learn how to create a workspace and insert manikins into the simulation
workplace.