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Sunday, July 14, 2013

Human Posture Analysis - Locking DOFs

Locking DOFs
1. To lock a degree of freedom, select the lock icon  and then select the segment(s) to be locked. Multiple segments can be locked at the same time
if they are pre-selected before the activation of the command.
If the operation is successful, a message window will appear displaying the segments that have been locked.
2. Follow these steps to discover the existing locked segments on a specific manikin: 
a. Access the manikin Properties panel. To do this, right-click on the manikin from the product tree and select Properties. 
OR select Edit -> Properties from the main menu.
The Properties panel appears.
b. Select the Manikin tab which is the last tab of the panel. c. Select the Lock sub-tab which is dedicated to lock/unlock 

management. A selection list displays the names of the DOFs that are currently locked.
Unlocking DOFs
There are two ways to unlock DOFs:
●     through the Properties panel
●     with the Unlock icon
Unlocking DOFs through the Properties panel 
1. Access the manikin Properties panel. 2. Select the Lock sub-tab of the Manikin tab.
3. Select the DOF(s) that must be unlocked. 4. Click on the Unlock button. The selected DOFs are removed from the list. 5. Press the Apply b
utton. The Apply button must be clicked to unlock the selected DOFs. Failure to do so
will cause the operation to remain incomplete.
Unlocking DOFs with the Unlock icon
Select the Unlock icon , then select the segment(s) to be unlocked. Multiple segments can be unlocked at the same time if they are pre-selected before 
activation of the command. 
If the operation is successful, a message window will appear displaying the segments that have been unlocked.

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