Human Measurements Editor: User's Guide

Human Measurements
Editor
User's Guide
Version 5 Release 16
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Human Measurements Editor
Overview
Conventions
What's New?
Getting Started
Access from the Start Menu
Access Using the Specification Tree
Access from the Manikin Workbench Access Toolbar
User Tasks
Editing Anthropometric Variables
Entering New Values
Changing Variable Management from Automatic to Manual
Changing the Gender of a Manikin
Changing Manikin Display Attributes
Using Anthropometric Memos
Recovering Initial Settings
Using Predefined Postures
Using the Anthropometric Filter
Anthropometric Copy/Paste Functions
Anthropometry Catalog Management
User-defined Population Databases
Determining the Current Nationality of a Manikin
Changing the Nationality of a Manikin
Adding a User-defined Population
Removing a User-defined Population
Interpolation Management
Using Anthropometric Variables in Formulas
Creating a Population File
Anthropometric Variables
hmetools options
Customizing
Workbench Description
Human Measurements Editor Menu Bar
Anthropometry Editor Toolbar
Glossary
Overview
Welcome to the Human Measurements Editor User's Guide!
This guide is intended for users who need to quickly become familiar with the product.
This overview provides the following information:
Human Measurements Editor in a Nutshell
Before Reading this Guide
Getting the Most Out of this Guide
Accessing Sample Documents
Conventions Used in this Guide
Human Measurements Editor in a Nutshell

Human Measurements Editor is based on a best-in-class human modeling system which, for many years, has permitted detailed
investigation into human-centered design issues in the context of a workplace before it physically exists.
The Human Measurements Editor specifically focuses on creating detailed digital humans for advanced human factors analysis and
global target audience accommodation.
In addition to six default manikins, Human Measurements Editor users can create any human being from any population anywhere in
the world. Users can amend all 103 anthropometric variables on the manikin or manipulate a smaller number of "critical" variables
and ask the Human Measurements Editor to determine the rest. These variables can be altered manually by inputting desired
measurements in percentile value, unit measurement, or by an intuitive "click and drag" graphical user interface.
The Human Measurements Editor also has the capacity to define the mean and standard deviation of all anthropometry variables.
Using a unique multi-normal technique, the Human Measurements Editor ensures that resultant manikins do exist in the target
population. In addition, it is possible to specify the percentage of the population to be accommodated in the design using the
boundary manikin technique.
Before Reading this Guide

Before reading this guide, you should be familiar with basic Version 5 concepts such as document windows, standard and view
toolbars. Therefore, we recommend that you read the Infrastructure User's Guide that describes generic capabilities common to all
Version 5 products. It also describes the general layout of V5 and the interoperability between workbenches.
You may also like to read the Human Builder User's Guide, for which the appropriate license is required.
Getting the Most Out of this Guide

To get the most out of this guide, we suggest that you start reading and performing the step-by-step Getting Started tutorial. This
tutorial will show you how to access the Human Measurements Editor workbench from the start menu, the specification tree, and from
the Manikin Tools toolbar.
Once you have finished, you should move on to the User Tasks section of the book that provides procedures for using the features of
Human Measurements Editor.
The Workbench Description section describes each functional icon or command in the workbenches.
The Glossary provides definitions of terms specific to Human Measurements Editor and related products.
Navigating in the Split View mode is recommended. This mode offers a framed layout allowing direct access from the table of contents
to the information.
Accessing Sample Documents

To perform the scenarios, sample documents are provided. For more information about this, refer to "Accessing Sample Documents"
in the Infrastructure User's Guide.
Conventions
Certain conventions are used in CATIA, ENOVIA & DELMIA documentation to help you recognize and understand important concepts
and specifications.
Graphic Conventions
The three categories of graphic conventions used are as follows:
Graphic conventions structuring the tasks
Graphic conventions indicating the configuration required
Graphic conventions used in the table of contents
Graphic Conventions Structuring the Tasks

Graphic conventions structuring the tasks are denoted as follows:
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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
Graphic Conventions Indicating the Configuration Required

Graphic conventions indicating the configuration required are denoted as follows:
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Indicates functions that are...

specific to the P1 configuration
Graphic Conventions Used in the Table of Contents

Graphic conventions used in the table of contents are denoted as follows:
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Site Map
Split View Mode
What's New?
Overview
Getting Started
Basic Tasks
User Tasks or Advanced Tasks
Interoperability
Customizing
Administration Tasks
Reference
Methodology
Frequently Asked Questions
Glossary
Index
Text Conventions
The following text conventions are used:
The titles of CATIA, ENOVIA and DELMIA documents appear in this manner throughout the text.
File -> New identifies the commands to be used.
Enhancements are identified by a blue-colored background on the text.
How to Use the Mouse

The use of the mouse differs according to the type of action you need to perform.
Use this
mouse button...
Whenever you read...
Select (menus, commands, geometry in 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)
What's New?
Enhanced Functionality
Changing the Population with respect to values or percentages
The name of this function has changed in order to express more accurately it's meaning.
Getting Started
This tutorial describes the tasks that enable you to access the anthropometric variables as well as modify their values.
The tasks described in this section are:

This task describes how to access the Human Measurements Editor from the Start menu.
Your manikins must already be created via the Human Builder workbench.
1. Select the manikin in the PPR tree.
2. Select Start -> Ergonomics Design & Analysis -> Human Measurements Editor.
3. The anthropometry is displayed for the selected manikin. You can modify any anthropometric value by doubleclicking the corresponding arrow.

This task describes how to access the Human Measurements Editor by using the Specification tree.
Your manikins must already have been created via the Human Builder workbench.
1. Double-click Anthropometry located below the desired manikin.
2. The anthropometry is displayed on the selected manikin. You can modify any anthropometric value by doubleclicking the corresponding arrow.

This task describes how to access the Human Measurements Editor by using the Manikin Workbench Access toolbar.
Your manikins must already have been created via the Human Builder workbench.
1. Select the manikin.

2. Click the Anthropometry icon
located in the Manikin Access Workbench toolbar.
3. The anthropometry is displayed on the selected manikin. You can modify any anthropometric value by doubleclicking the corresponding arrow.
User Tasks
These are the tasks that a user performs using Human Measurements Editor:
Entering New Values
Using Anthropometric Memos
Changing population with respect to values or percentiles

This task describes how to display and modify all the anthropometric variables.
The manikin should already be displayed with its anthropometry.
1. Select the Display Variables icon
from the Anthropometry Editor toolbar.
2. The Variable Edition dialog box is displayed.
3. Click on any variable to display its value and to activate all the items in the dialog box. The selected variable will
appear in the viewer and its color will change.
Entering New Values
This task describes how to manually modify an anthropometric value using the Value section of the Variable Edition dialog
box.
1. Display the Variable Edition dialog box by selecting the Display Variables icon
Editor toolbar.
from the Anthropometry
By setting the Management field to Manual, there are several ways to manually modify an anthropometric
value.
2. All of the methods shown below have the same global effect. To avoid inconsistency, they modify the variable's
value and update the manikin's anthropometry.
3. Type in a new percentile value. The variable will be automatically set to the corresponding value.
4. Type in a new value in the spinner.
5. Modify the value by increasing or decreasing it step-by-step using the spinner. You can specify the step of the
spinner by using the spinner's contextual menu.
6. Assign a previous value using the contextual menu or the spinner.
7. Manipulate the red arrow directly in the 3D viewer.

This task describes how to change variable management from automatic (system default) to manual using the Variable
Edition dialog box.
When a standard manikin is created, all the anthropometric variables are created and set to automatic, i.e., system
managed. The values of these variables depend on the sex of the manikin and the anthropometry chosen at creation (5th,
50th, or 95th percentile).
You can manually modify any variable's value to customize the manikin. All variables have a minimum and maximum
value taken from the database of the population to which the manikin belongs. If you enter a value that goes out of
bounds, the system will set the variable value to its maximum or minimum.
To change the variable management to manual:
1. Display the Variable Edition dialog box by selecting the Display Variables icon
Editor toolbar.
2. Select the desired variable; the Management area of the dialog box is activated.
from the Anthropometry
3. Set the management to Manual. The corresponding arrow (if any) turns to red and you can now modify the value.

This task describes how to change the gender of a manikin. In this example, the manikin is replaced by a new manikin of opposite sex but with the same
percentile.
1. Open the Variable Edition dialog box by selecting the Display Variables icon
changed is male and in the 50th percentile.
2. Set the gender to Woman. The result is a female manikin (50th percentile).
from the Anthropometry Editor toolbar. The manikin to be
3. You can also modify manikin gender by selecting the Male
or Female
icon in the Anthropometry Editor toolbar.

This task describes how to set and edit manikin display attributes.
Select the Display Attributes command icon
and in the 3D view or the specification tree, select a manikin.
The Display Attributes dialog box appears displaying the following choices:
Rendering
Segments
Ellipses
Surfaces
Resolution
Vision
Line of sight
Peripheral cone
Central cone
Cone type
Others
Center of gravity
To change the manikin display, select the appropriate toggle button.
Various display types can be selected at the same time.
Rendering
Segments
Ellipses
Surfaces
Resolution
Resolution represents the number of points taken on each ellipse to draw the surfaces at manikin creation. The default
value of this parameter is 32 but it can vary from 4 to 128.
Low resolution:
High resolution:
Vision
Line of sight
The line of sight is designed to facilitate the manipulation of the manikin's vision. The blue line can be selected as any
other segment of the manikin.
Peripheral cone
Central cone
Cone type
In the drop-down menu, the default type is Flat. Choose from:
Others
Center of gravity
The center of gravity cannot be manipulated. However, the center of gravity's position automatically updates when
any segment is manipulated.
Using Anthropometric Descriptions

The Human Measurements Editor enables you to add descriptions about the manikin's anthropometry or about an
anthropometric variable. This is a convenient way for you to keep a history on the variables and to determine where,
when and why they have been modified.
Create or modify a Description

1. To create or modify an Anthropometric description, select the manikin.
2. Display the anthropometry.
3. In the Anthropometry Editor toolbar, select the Description icon
4. The description window is displayed. You can add to or modify any information in the description. Click OK to
save the description with the anthropometry.
Create a description on a particular variable
1. To create a description on a particular variable, select the anthropometric variable (click the corresponding
arrow).
2. Select the Description icon
on the Anthropometry Editor toolbar.
3. The description window is displayed. Notice that the window title now contains variable's name.

This task describes how to set the initial anthropometry on a manikin and then later recover the initial anthropometric
settings after manual modifications have been made.
1. To see the real effect of the Reset function, create a manikin and manually modify some of the values. In the
example below, these modified variables appear in red.
Remember, the anthropometry is automatically set to default at manikin creation.
2. Select the Reset icon
in the Anthropometry Editor toolbar.
3. The anthropometry is reset to its initial state.

This task describes how to display and use predefined manikin postures.
There are three predefined postures in the anthropometry module: Stand, Reach, and Span. These postures are used
to display the associated variables. Each selection cancels the previous one.
The manikin's default posture is standing.
To display a predefined posture:
1. Select the manikin.

2. Display the anthropometry.
3. Choose the appropriate posture from the Anthropometry Editor toolbar by selecting the Predefined Postures
icon
4. You will see a different set of variables depending on the selected posture.
Stand
Reach
The Reach command is now a combination of the original Reach and Extended Reach command.
Span

This task describes how to use the Anthropometric Filter to display the list of anthropometric variables according to
different manikin characteristics such as Part, Type, and Management.
1. Select the Filter icon
from the anthropometry workbench.
2. The Anthropometric Filter dialog box appears displaying the anthropometric variables relevant for the current
analysis.
Part
This refers to the body of the manikin. The manikin body has seven parts: Body, Head, Torso, Arm, Hand, Leg, and
Foot.
As an example, by activating only the toggle button for the leg, you will see only the anthropometric variables
associated to the legs. The filter selection affects the display of both the variable list and the arrows.
Type
This refers to the anthropometric measurement type. There are six types of measurement: Circumference (girth),
Height, Length, Breadth, Depth, and Mass. You can activate any combination of these.
Management
This refers to the way the variable values are calculated.
Automatic: Displays only the variables calculated by the system.
Manual: Displays the critical (user-defined) variables.
Reset
The Reset button brings the selection of the toggle buttons back to default.
All
Activating the All option overrides the relevant selection in Part and Type, and shows all of the anthropometric
variables.
Animate viewpoint
The Animate viewpoint option automatically sets the right (associated) viewpoint in order to display the variable that
a user select in the Variable Edition dialog box.
If Animate viewpoint has not been checked, then all the variables will be shown using the current viewpoint, which
can be changed manually.

This task describes how to copy the anthropometry from one manikin and paste it on another manikin.
After this procedure is complete, the second manikin's anthropometry is set like the first, and the manikin is
automatically updated.
1. From the Specification tree, select the anthropometry to copy.

2. Select the Edit -> Copy command or click the right mouse button to activate the contextual menu. Select
Copy.
3. Select the second manikin's anthropometry.
4. Select the Edit -> Paste command (or Paste from the contextual menu).

This procedure describes the commands that allow you to use Posture catalogs
The two catalog management commands are:
Load from Posture Catalog
Save in Posture Catalog
It is not possible to open manikin libraries with these commands nor is it possible to save postures as .swl files. You must convert any
existing libraries into catalogs in order to use them. For more information on converting libraries into catalogs, please see "Manikin Catalog
Management" in the Human Builder User Guide.
Load from a Posture Catalog

This command opens the Open Human Library File dialog box that is used to load an existing catalog file.
1. Select the Browse another catalog button to select a file.
2. Select a file name and select the Open button.

The dialog box is displayed showing all the anthropometry information contained in the selected file.
3. Select the description desired from the Load a description from Human Catalog dialog box, and select the manikin from the Product
tree.
If the file does not contain any anthropometry information, the following error message is displayed:
4. Select an item and then select the Apply button (or double-click the item).
The anthropometry selected is applied to the manikin. The progress indicator at the bottom of the window shows the load action;
when the load is done, the manikin is automatically updated with the new anthropometry.
5. Select the Close button to exit the dialog box.
Save in Posture Catalog

This command allows you to save the anthropometry parameters of a manikin in a library file.
1. Select the Save icon.
The Save in Human Catalog dialog box is displayed.
2. Select the Browse another catalog button to select a file.
The File Selection dialog box is displayed.
3. Enter or select a file name and select the Open button.

If the file does not exist, a confirmation window is displayed to create
it.
The Save in Human Catalog dialog box is displayed again.

4. Enter a description in the Title window, and select either:
The anthropometry on the manikin, or
the whole manikin.
5. Select the Save button.

The anthropometry is saved in the catalog.
The file is saved automatically and the progress indicator shows the save action. Otherwise, the Save button will not be
activated.
6. Select the Close button to exit the dialog box or to cancel the save action.

This task describes how to use the population integration capability of the Human Measurements Editor product.
It is possible to choose from among five different default populations at manikin creation time. These populations are:
American, Canadian, French, Japanese, and Korean.
The population integration functionality will also help you in:


There are two ways to determine the current nationality of a manikin:
In the Human Builder workbench, through the Properties dialog box
In the Human Measurements Editor workbench, through the Population command
Human Builder workbench -> Properties dialog box

1. Access the manikin Properties dialog box. To do this, select the manikin, then select Edit -> Properties from the main
menu bar.
2. Select the Anthropometry tab, which is dedicated to anthropometry management.

3. The current nationality of the manikin is displayed on the first line in the Population: field.
Human Measurements Editor workbench -> Population command

1. Select the Population icon from the Anthropometry Editor toolbar
2. The Population dialog box displays the available populations; the manikin's current nationality is highlighted on the list.

There are two ways to change the nationality of a manikin:
In the Human Builder workbench through the Properties dialog box
In the Human Measurements Editor workbench through the Population command
Human Builder workbench -> Properties dialog box

1. Access the manikin Properties dialog box. To do this, select the manikin, then select Edit -> Properties from the main
menu.
2. Use the pull-down menu to select the new population of the manikin. Click the Apply button to complete the operation.
Failure to press the Apply button will cause the operation to remain incomplete; the new population will not take effect.
Human Measurements Editor workbench -> Population command

1. Select the Population icon from the Anthropometry Editor toolbar.
2. Select the new population in the Population dialog box.
3. Click OK. The manikin is updated with the new population.

Follow these steps to add a new population into Human Measurements Editor:
Choose Tools > Options from the main menu. Go to the Ergonomics Design & Analysis section, then select Human Measurements Editor.
1. In the Anthropometry tab, there are two sections, User-Defined populations and Change population with respect to...
2. In the User-defined populations section of the Anthropometry tab, click the Add button.
3. The Open a population file dialog box appears allowing you to select a population file.
A population file is a safework statistic file describing a population. It contains the user-defined dimensions for the population under study, and
follows a very precise format. The file, my_population.sws, is an example of such a population file. See the Advanced Task, Creating a Population File,
for more details.
4. Select the desired population file, and click Open. If the file specified is read successfully, the corresponding population is added to the list; otherwise
an error message is displayed.
5. To add another population to the list, repeat steps 1-3 above.
6. Click OK to close the Open a population file dialog box.
7. From now on, it is possible to create a manikin that uses the new population just added.
8. In the Human Builder Workbench, click the Create Manikin

New Manikin dialog box.
icon and choose "my_population.sws" from the Population pull-down menu in the
Added user-defined populations will also be available in the Human Measurements Editor workbench by activating the Population icon
in the
Anthropometry Editor toolbar.
Change population with respect to....

This function implies that the system would respect the value or percentile subsequent to a copy/Paste function. Actually, however the choice of units (value
or percentile) by the user applies after changing the population.

Follow these steps to remove a user-defined population from Human Measurements Editor:
1. Choose Tools > Options from the main menu. Go to the Ergonomics Design & Analysis section, then select Human Measurements Editor.
2. In the User-defined populations field, select the items to remove, then click the Remove button.
3. Click OK to close the Options dialog box; the populations are removed.
This task describes how to select the type of interpolation needed to calculate the anthropometric variables.
1. Select the Interpolation icon
from the Anthropometry Editor toolbar.
2. The Interpolation dialog box appears. There are two ways to calculate variables:
Multinormal
None
Multinormal
This is the default mode of calculation. This mode allows you to modify one variable while taking into consideration:
all the correlation between variables and
limit values for each variable.
These limitations are defined according to the percentage of accommodation selected by you. When this mode is selected, the manikins created will
realistically exist in the target population. After selecting the desired percentage of accommodation, the boundary value will be automatically
updated.
This mode also allows you to generate boundary manikins in order to accurately achieve the accommodation of the target population.
None
As its name suggests, this mode removes all the limitations on the variable values. If there is no database available for your specific needs, this
mode can be used to generate manikins that are not included in the current population. For example, if there is no database available on pregnant
women, you can generate these women by removing the limitations of the current database.
WARNING!
Be careful when using this mode; not only can you generate manikins not included in the target population, but you can generate manikins that are
totally unrealistic. Be aware that impossible manikins will not necessarily look unrealistic.

This task describes the how to use anthropometric variables and to change their values outside of the Anthropometry Editor.
1. In the Human Builder workbench, select the Formulas icon
in the standard toolbar.
2. The Formulas dialog box will appear. From the Specification tree, select the manikin (or the father product) to work with. A filter will be applied and the list of all
anthropometric variables for the selected manikin(s) will be displayed in the dialog box window as shown below.
3. With the Formula dialog box, it is possible to create formulas between user-set variables and other parameters defined elsewhere in the environment. An
example of this would be to have the manikin automatically adapt whenever another critical dimension in the environment changes.

This page briefly explains the format that must be followed when creating a new population file for use with the Human
Measurements Editor product. Any file extension will do, but the extension .sws (for Safework Statistic) is usually
reserved for these types of files. Once the file is created, it possible to load it into V5 using the steps described in Basic
Task User-defined Population Databases.
A population file is organized into sections of data; each section must begin with a keyword and end with a keyword. The
ending keyword of one section is the beginning keyword of the next section, except for the last section where the ending
keyword must be 'END'. All blank lines are discarded, and all lines beginning with the '!' (exclamation point) character are
considered as comments, and are also discarded.
A population file may contain at most four sections, with the following keywords:
MEAN_STDEV M
MEAN_STDEV F
CORR M
CORR F
All sections are optional; the MEAN_STDEV sections must appear before the CORR sections. Furthermore, a given
keyword may not appear twice in the same population file.
In the MEAN_STDEV sections, the user may provide values (mean and standard deviation) of every measurement
reflecting the population of the study. There must be one line per entry, and each entry must describe, at most, one
variable in the following fashion:
<variable> <mean> <stddev>
where <variable> is the variable reference number, <mean> is the mean value of the variable and
<stddev> is the standard deviation value defining that variable.
A population file may be as simple as the following:
! This is a sample population file

MEAN_STDEV M
us100
177.0
6.0
164.0
6.0
MEAN_STDEV F
US100
END
In the population file above, the mean value of the stature (variable us100) of a male manikin is defined as 177
centimeters (70 inches), with a standard deviation of 6.0. Likewise, the mean stature value of a female manikin is 164
centimeters (64.5 inches).
In the CORR sections, the user may provide correlation values between any pair of variables. The correlation between two
variables can be defined as a real number in the range [-1.0 ; 1.0], expressing the relative dependency between the two
variables. The higher the correlation absolute value, the more dependant the variables are on each other.
When defining correlations, there must be one line per entry, and each entry must describe one correlation between one
pair of variables, in the following fashion:
<variable1> <variable2> <correlation>

where <variable1> is the reference number of the first variable, <variable2> is the reference number of
the second variable, and <correlation> is the correlation value linking the two variables together.
Please note that <variable1> must be different from <variable2>, because by definition, the
correlation between a variable and itself is always 1.0. Furthermore, the reference number of
<variable1> must be lower than the reference number of <variable2>
If the correlation value given is not within the range [-1.0; 1.0], then an error is raised.
The following file gives an example of correlation specifications:
! This is a sample population file

MEAN_STDEV M
us100
177.0
6.0
164.0
6.0
us125
us127
us77
us81
us82
0.772
0.470
0.288
0.309
0.288
us125
us127
us77
us81
us82
0.744
0.386
0.231
0.320
0.313
MEAN_STDEV F
US100
CORR M
us2
us2
us63
us63
us63
CORR F
us2
us2
us63
us63
us63
END
Please note that all length values appearing in a population file must be provided in centimeters, and all weight values
must be provided in kilograms. Also note that the keywords in a population file are case sensitive. As such, the
keyword mean_stdev f would be considered a syntax error.
An example of a population file, my_population.sws, is provided in the samples directory.
Also appearing in the samples directory are the five default populations available at manikin creation:
American
Canadian
French
Japanese
Korean
Please refer to Anthropometric Variables for more information. This table contains all information about each variable
used in Human Measurements Editor including the reference number, the acronym, the full name, and the definition of
each variable.
This table contains all information about each variable used in Human Measurements Editor including the reference number, the
acronym, the full name, and the definition of each variable.
Ref. no.
Acronym
Description
us2
<ABEXDPST>
ABDOMINAL EXTENSION DEPTH, SITTING. Horizontal distance between the

anterior point of the abdomen and the back at the same level.
us3
<ACRHGHT>
ACROMIAL HEIGHT, STANDING. Vertical distance between the standing surface

and the acromion landmark on the tip of the shoulder.
us4
<ACRHTST>
ACROMIAL HEIGHT, SITTING. Vertical distance between the sitting surface and
acromion landmark on the tip of the shoulder.
us5
<ACRDLGTH>
ACROMION-RADIAL LENGTH. Distance between the acromion landmark at the tip

of the shoulder and radial landmark on the elbow.
us6
<ANKLCIRC>
ANKLE CIRCUMFERENCE. Minimum horizontal circumference of the ankle.
us7
<AXHGHT>
us8
<AXARCIRC>
AXILLARY ARM CIRCUMFERENCE. Circumference of the upper arm perpendicular to

its long axis at the level of the anterior scye landmark on the upper arm.
us9
<BLFTCIRC>
BALL OF FOOT CIRCUMFERENCE. Circumference of the foot at the first and fifth
metatarsophalangeal protrusion landmarks on the ball of the foot.
us10
<BLFTLGTH>
BALL OF FOOT LENGTH. Distance between the back of the heel and the landmark
at the first metatarsophalangeal protrusion on the ball of the foot.
us11
<BCRMBDTH>
BIACROMIAL BREADTH. Posterior distance between the right and the left acromion
landmarks on the tips of the shoulders.
us12
<BICIRCFL>
BICEPS CIRCUMFERENCE, FLEXED. Circumference of the upper arm at the level of

the flexed biceps point measured perpendicular to the long axis of the arm.
us13
<BIDLBDTH>
BIDELTOID BREADTH. Maximum horizontal distance between the lateral margins of

the upper arms on the deltoid muscles.
us14
<BIMBDTH>
BIMALLEOLAR BREADTH. Horizontal distance between the maximum protrusions of

the ankle bones (medial and lateral malleoli).
us15
<BISBDTH>
BISPINOUS BREADTH. Distance between the right and left anterior superior iliac
spine landmarks.
us24
<BUTTCIRC>
BUTTOCK CIRCUMFERENCE. Horizontal circumference of the trunk at the level of

the maximum protrusion of the right buttock.
us25
<BUTTDPTH>
BUTTOCK DEPTH. Horizontal depth of the torso at the level of the maximum
protrusion of the right buttock.
us26
<BUTTHGHT>
BUTTOCK HEIGHT. Vertical distance between the standing surface and the level of
the maximum protrusion of the right buttock.
us27
<BUTTKLTH>
BUTTOCK-KNEE LENGTH. Horizontal distance between the most posterior point on

either buttock and the front of the knee as measured in the sitting position with
the knees flexed 90 degrees.
AXILLA HEIGHT. Vertical distance between the standing surface and the axillary
fold at the anterior scye landmark on torso.
us28
<BUTTPLTH>
BUTTOCK-POPLITEAL LENGTH. Horizontal distance between the most posterior

point on the buttock and the back of the knee as measured in the sitting position
with the knees flexed 90 degrees.
us29
<CALFCIRC>
CALF CIRCUMFERENCE. Maximum horizontal circumference of the calf.
us30
<CALFHGTH>
CALF HEIGHT. Vertical distance between the standing surface and the level of the
maximum circumference of the calf.
us31
<CERVHGTH>
CERVICALE HEIGHT, STANDING. Vertical distance between the standing surface

and the cervical landmark at the back of the neck at the maximum point of quiet
respiration.
us33
<CHSTBDTH>
CHEST BREADTH. Maximum horizontal breadth of chest at the level of the bust
point/thelion.
us34
<CHSTCIRC>
CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE. Maximum horizontal circumference of the chest at the

level of the bust point on women and the nipple on men.
us35
<CHSTCISC>
CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE AT SCYE. Horizontal circumference of the chest at the

level of the scye-at-mid spine-landmark.
us36
<CHSTCB>
CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE BELOW BREAST. Horizontal circumference of the chest at

the level of the inferior juncture of the lowest breast with the rib cage.
us37
<CHSTDPTH>
CHEST DEPTH. Horizontal distance between the chest at the level of the bust point
on women and the nipple on men, and the back at the same level.
us38
<CHSTHGHT>
CHEST HEIGHT, STANDING. Vertical distance between the standing surface and
the bust point on women and the nipple on men.
us39
<CRCHHGHT>
CROTCH HEIGHT, STANDING. Vertical distance between the standing surface and
the crotch.
us48
<ELBCIRC>
ELBOW CIRCUMFERENCE, STRAIGHT. Circumference of the elbow in a plane

perpendicular to the long axis of the arm at the level of the olecranon center
landmark, with the arm straight at the side.
us50
<EYEHTSIT>
EYE HEIGHT, SITTING. Vertical distance between the sitting surface and the
ectocanthus landmark at the outer corner of the eye.
us51
<FTBRHOR>
FOOT BREADTH, HORIZONTAL. Maximum breadth of the standing foot between the
first and the fifth metatarsophalangeal landmark protrusions.
us52
<FOOTLGTH>
FOOT LENGTH. Distance between the tip of the longest toe and the back of the hell
of the standing foot.
us53
<FCIRCFL>
us55
<FORHDLG>
us58
<HANDBRTH>
HAND BREADTH. Maximum breadth of the hand between the metacarpal II and the
metacarpal V.
us59
<HANDCIRC>
HAND CIRCUMFERENCE. Maximum circumference of the of the hand at the level of

the metacarpal II and metacarpal V.
us60
<HANDLGTH>
HAND LENGTH. Length of the hand between the stylion landmark on the wrist and
the tip of the middle finger.
us61
<HEADBRTH>
HEAD BREADTH. Maximum horizontal breadth of the head above the attachment of
the ears.
FOREARM CIRCUMFERENCE, FLEXED 90. Maximum circumference of the forearm

just above the elbow crease with the elbow flexed 90 degrees and the first tightly
clenched.
FOREARM-HAND LENGTH. Horizontal distance between the back of the tip of the
elbow to the tip of the middle finger.
us63
<HEADLGTH>
HEAD LENGTH. Maximum length of the head between the glabella landmark and
the opisthocranion.
us64
<HLAKCIRC>
HEEL ANKLE CIRCUMFERENCE. Circumference of the foot at the ankle and base of
the heel.
us65
<HEELBRTH>
HEEL BREADTH. Maximum horizontal distance between the medial and lateral
points on the inside and outside at the heel.
us66
<HIPBRTH>
HIP BREADTH, STANDING. Horizontal distance between the hips at the level of the
lateral buttock landmarks.
us67
<HIPBRSIT>
HIP BREADTH, SITTING. Lateral maximum hip or tight breadth (whichever is

broader) of a seated subject.
us6
<ILCRSIT>
us69
<INPUPBTH>
us70
<INSCYE1>
us72
<KNEECIRC>
KNEE CIRCUMFERENCE, STANDING. Horizontal circumference of the knee at the

level of the midpatella landmark (standing).
us73
<KNEEHTMP>
KNEE HEIGHT, MIDPATELLA. Vertical distance between the standing surface and
the center of the knee at the midpatella landmark.
us74
<KNEEHTSI>
KNEE HEIGHT, SITTING. Vertical distance between the bottom of the planted foot
and the suprapatellar landmark (located standing).
us75
<LATFEMEP>
LATERAL FEMORAL EPICONDYLE HEIGHT. Vertical distance between the standing

surface and the lateral femoral epicondyle landmark on the outside of the knee.
us76
<LATMALHT>
LATERAL MALLEOLus HEIGHT. Vertical distance between the standing surface and
the lateral malleolus on the outside of the ankle.
us77
<LOTHCIRC>
LOWER THIGH CIRCUMFERENCE. Horizontal circumference of the thigh at the level

of the suprapatellar landmark.
us79
<MSHTSIT>
MIDSHOULDER HEIGHT, SITTING. Vertical distance between the sitting surface

and the midshoulder landmark at the middle of the top of the right shoulder.
us81
<NECKCIRC>
NECK CIRCUMFERENCE. Circumference of the neck at the infrathyroid landmark

(Adam's apple).
us82
<NECKCRCB>
NECK CIRCUMFERENCE, BASE. Circumference at the base of the neck at the

anterior and lateral neck landmarks.
us83
<NECKHTLT>
NECK HEIGHT, LATERAL. Vertical distance between the standing surface and the
trapezius landmark at the side off the neck.
us87
<POPHGHT>
POPLITEAL HEIGHT Vertical distance between the foot surface and the bottom of
the thigh just behind the knee. The subject is seated with the thighs parallel and
the knees flexed 90 degrees.
us88
<RASTL>
RADIALE-STYLION LENGTH Distance between the radiale landmark on the elbow

and the stylion landmark on the wrist.
us89
<SCYECIRC>
SCYE CIRCUMFERENCE Vertical circumference of the upper arm measured with a

tape through the armpit passing over the acromion landmark on the tip of the
shoulder.
us92
<SHOUELLLT>
ILIOCRISTALE HEIGHT. Vertical distance between the standing surface and the
illiocristale landmark on the top of the right side of the pelvis.
INTERPUPILLARY BREADTH. Horizontal distance between the tow pupils.
INTERSCYE 1. Distance across the back between the top of the right and left
axillary fold posterior landmarks.
SHOULDER-ELBOW LENGTH Distance between the acromion landmark on the tip of

the shoulder and the olecranon landmark at the bottom of the elbow flexed to 90
degrees.
us93
<SHOULGTH>
SHOULDER LENGTH Surface distance between the trapezius landmark at the base
of the neck and the acromion landmark at the tip of the shoulder.
us94
<SITTHGHT>
SITTING HEIGHT Vertical distance between the sitting surface and the top of the
head.
us98
<SLOUTSM>
SLEEVE OUTSEAM Straight line distance between the acromion landmark on the tip
of the shoulder and the stylion landmark on the wrist, measured with the arm is
straight at side and the palm facing forward.
us99
<SPAN>
us100
<STATURE>
STATURE Vertical distance from a standing surface to the top of the head.
us103
<TENRIBHT>
TENTH RIB HEIGHT Vertical distance between the standing surface and the tenth
rib landmark at the bottom of the ribcage.
us104
<THGHCIRC>
THIGH CIRCUMFERENCE Circumference of the thigh at its juncture with the

buttock.
us105
<THGHCLR>
THIGH CLEARANCE Vertical distance between the sitting surface and the highest
point on the top of the thigh.
us106
<THUMBBR>
THUMB BREADTH Maximum breadth of the thumb perpendicular to its long axis.
us107
<THMBTPR>
THUMPTIP REACH Horizontal distance between a wall against which the posterioir
trunk is in contact and the tip of the thumb when the arm is extended anteriorly.
us108
<TROCHHT>
TROCHANTERION HEIGHT Vertical distance between the standing surface and the
trochanterion landmark on the hip.
us113
<WSTBRTH>
WAIST BREADTH. Horizontal breadth of the waist at the level of the center of the
navel (omphalion).
us115
<WSCIRCOM>
WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE, OMPHALION Horizontal distance around the torso at the

level of the center of the navel (omphalion).
us116
<WSTDEPTH>
WAIST DEPTH. Horizontal distance between the front and back of the waist at the
level of the center of the navel (omphalion).
us120
<WSTHOM>
WAIST HEIGHT, OMPHALION Vertical distance between the standing surface and
the center of the navel (omphalion).
us122
<WSHTSTOM>
us125
<WEIGHT>
us126
<WRCTRGRL>
WRIST CENTER OF GRIP LENGTH. Horizontal distance between the stylion

landmark on the wrist and the hole in the center of the gripped dowel.
us127
<WRISCIRC>
WRIST CIRCUMFERENCE. Circumference of the wrist perpendicular to the long axis

of the forearm at the level of the stylion landmark.
us130
<WRINFNGL>
WRIST INDEX FINGER LENGTH. Distance between the stylion on the wrist and the
tip of the index finger.
us131
<WRTHLGTH>
WRIST-THUMBTIP LENGTH Horizontal distance between the stylion landmark on

the wrist and the tip of the thumb.
us132
<WRWALLLN>
WRIST-WALL LENGTH Horizontal distance between a wall against which the

posterior trunk is in contact and the stylion landmark on the wrist when the arm is
extended anteriorly and the buttocks and shoulders are against the wall.
SPAN Distance between the tips of the third fingers when the arms are stretched
out horizontally.
WAIST HEIGHT, SITTING, OMPHALION. Vertical distance between the sitting

surface and the center of the navel (omphalion).
WEIGHT. The Weight.
us133
<WRWALLEX>
WRIST-WALL LENGTH, EXTENDED Horizontal distance between a wall against

which the posterior trunk is in contact and the stylion landmark on the wrist when
the arm is maximally extended and the shoulder is rotated forward and the
buttocks and shoulders are against the wall.
us212
<BIGBRH>
BIGONIAL BREADTH HEADBOARD Straight line distance between the right and left
gonion landmarks at the corners of the jaw.
us215
<BDRBDTHH>
us216
<BIZYBRH>
BIZIGOMATIC BREADTH HEADBOARD Straight line distance between the right and
left zygion landmarks at the most lateral point of the zygomatic arch.
us233
<ECTORBT>
ECTOORBITALE TO TOP OF HEAD. Vertical distance between the ectoorbitale

landmark behind the bony eye socket at the level of the outer corner of the eye
and the horizontal plane tangent to the top of the head.
us236
<GLABX>
GLABELLA TO BACK OF HEAD Horizontal distance between the glabella landmark

on the forehead between the eyebrows and the vertical plane tangent to the back
of the head.
us237
<GLABZ>
GLABELLA TO TOP OF HEAD Vertical distance between the glabella landmark on

the forehead between the eyebrows and the horizontal plane tangent to the back
of the head.
us240
<INFORBB>
INFRAORBITALE TO BACK OF HEAD Horizontal distance between the infraorbitale

landmark on the bony eye socket under the eye and the vertical plane tangent to
the back of the head.
us242
<MENTONX>
MENTON TO BACK OF HEAD Horizontal distance between the menton landmark at

the bottom of the chin and the vertical plane tangent to the back of the head.
us243
<MENTONZ>
MENTON TO TOP OF HEAD Vertical distance between the menton landmark at the
bottom of the chin and the horizontal plane tangent to the top of the head.
us244
<PMENTONX>
PROMENTON TO BACK OF HEAD Horizontal distance between the promenton

landmark at the chin and the vertical plane tangent to the back of the head.
us245
<PMENTONZ>
PROMENTON TO TOP OF HEAD Vertical distance between the promenton landmark

at the chin and the horizontal plane tangent to the top of the head.
us246
<PRONASX>
PRONASALE TO BACK OF HEAD Horizontal distance between the pronasale

landmark at the tip of the nose and the vertical plane tangent to the back of the
head.
us247
<PRONASZ>
PRONASALE TO TOP OF HEAD Vertical distance between the pronasale landmark at

the tip of the nose and the horizontal plane tangent to the back of the head.
us248
<SELLIONX>
SELLION TO BACK OF HEAD Horizontal distance between the sellion landmark at

the deepest point of the nasal root depression and the vertical plane tangent to the
back of the head.
us249
<SELLIONZ>
SELLION TO TOP OF HEAD Vertical distance between the sellion landmark at the
deepest point of the nasal root depression and the horizontal plane tangent to the
back of the head.
us250
<STOMIONX>
STOMION TO BACK OF HEAD Horizontal distance between the stomion landmark at

the center of the mouth in the midsagittal plane and the vertical plane tangent to
us251
<STOMIONZ>
STOMION TO TOP OF HEAD Vertical distance between the stomion landmark at the
center of the mouth in the midsagittal plane and the horizontal plane tangent to
BITRAGION BREADTH HEADBOARD Straight line distance between the right and
left tragion landmarks on the cartilaginous flaps in front of each ear hole.
us254
<TRAGB>
TRAGION TO BACK OF HEAD Horizontal distance between the tragion landmark on

the cartilaginous flap in front of the ear hole and the vertical plane tangent to the
back of the head.
us255
<TRAGT>
TRAGION TO TOP OF HEAD Vertical distance between the tragion landmark on the
cartilaginous flap in front of the ear hole and the horizontal plane tangent to the
top of the head.
Human Measurements Editor Tools > Options

Follow these steps to add a new population into Human Measurements Editor:
Choose Tools > Options from the main menu. Go to the Ergonomics Design & Analysis section, then select Human
Measurements Editor.
In the Anthropometry tab, there are two sections:
User-Defined populations
A population file is a safework statistic file describing a population. It contains the user-defined dimensions for the
population under study, and follows a very precise format. The file, my_population.sws, is an example of such a
population file. See the Advanced Task, Creating a Population File, for more details
Change population with respect to...

This function implies that the system would respect the value or percentile subsequent to a copy/Paste function.
Actually, however the choice of units (value or percentile) by the user applies after changing the population.
Customizing
Before you start your first working session, you can customize the way you work to suit your habits.
This type of customization is stored in permanent setting files: these settings will not be lost if you end your session.
1. Select the Tools -> Options command.

The Options dialog box displays the Human Measurements Editor customization
The Human Measurements Editor Version 5 application window looks like this.
Click the hotspots to see the related documentation.

Start
File
Edit
View
Insert
Tools
Window
Help
Start
For
See
Human Measurements Editor
Access from
the Start Menu
For
See
Options
Tools > Options
Tools
Gender
Changing the
Gender of a
Manikin
Population
Determine the
Current
Nationality of a
Manikin
Change the
Nationality of a
Manikin
Add a New
Population
Postures
Using
Predefined
Postures
Variable List
Editing
Anthropometric
Variables
Changing
Variable
Management
from Automatic
to Manual
Entering New
Values
Changing the
Gender of a
Manikin
Filter
Using the
Anthropometric
Filter
Interpolation
Interpolation
Managemen
Display
Manikin
Display
Attributes
Descriptions
Using
Anthropometric
Memos
Open
Safework
Library
Anthropometry
Library
Management
Save in
Safework
Library
Anthropometry
Library
Management
Reset
Recovering
Initial Settings
Return to previous workbench
See Changing the Gender of a Manikin
See Switches gender to male
See Switches gender to female

See Determine the Current Nationality of a Manikin
See Change the Nationality of a Manikin
See Add a New Population
See Using Predefined Postures

See Editing Anthropometric Variables. For other uses of this command, also see:
Entering New Values
See Using the Anthropometric Filter
See Interpolation Management
See Display Attributes
See Creating Descriptions
See Load manikin's attributes from a catalog
See Load manikin's attributes in catalog
See Reset
Glossary
A
angular limitations
The manikin's joint limitations.
anthropometry
The study of proportional relationships between the shape, weight and size of body segments.
D
degree(s) of freedom
Each linear or rotary movement along or about a given axis. Manikin segments can have up to three
DOFs.
DOF
degree(s) of freedom
F
father product
The product the manikin will be attached to in the specification tree. It can be the root product or any
other product under the root.
L
line of sight
Designed to facilitate the manipulation of the manikin's field of vision. It can be selected as any other
segment of the manikin.
M
manikin
A virtual human.
P
posture
The position of the whole manikin (global posture) or of parts of the manikin such as hand posture (local
posture).
S
segment
A section of the manikin such as forearm, neck, thigh, ankle, etc.
specification tree
Area of the document window reserved for viewing the design specifications of a part, presented in the
form of a tree structure.
V
visual field
The entire area that can be seen when the eye is forward, including peripheral vision.

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Human Measurements Editor

Human Measurements Editor in a Nutshell

Before Reading this Guide

Getting the Most Out of this Guide

Accessing Sample Documents

Conventions Used in this Guide

Human Measurements Editor in a Nutshell

Before Reading this Guide

Getting the Most Out of this Guide

Accessing Sample Documents

Graphic conventions structuring the tasks

Graphic conventions indicating the configuration required

Graphic conventions used in the table of contents

Graphic Conventions Structuring the Tasks

allows you to switch back to the full-window viewing mode

Graphic Conventions Indicating the Configuration Required

Indicates functions that are...

specific to the P2 configuration

specific to the P3 configuration

Graphic Conventions Used in the Table of Contents

Gives access to...

File -> New identifies the commands to be used.

Enhancements are identified by a blue-colored background on the text.

How to Use the Mouse

Whenever you read...

Select (menus, commands, geometry in graphics area, ...)

Check (check boxes)

Drag and drop (icons onto objects, objects onto objects)

Right-click (to select contextual menu)

Access from the Start Menu

1. Select the manikin in the PPR tree.

Access Using the Specification Tree

1. Double-click Anthropometry located below the desired manikin.

Access from the Manikin Workbench Access Toolbar

1. Select the manikin.

located in the Manikin Access Workbench toolbar.

Editing Anthropometric Variables

The manikin should already be displayed with its anthropometry.

1. Select the Display Variables icon

from the Anthropometry Editor toolbar.

2. The Variable Edition dialog box is displayed.

appear in the viewer and its color will change.

Entering New Values

from the Anthropometry

7. Manipulate the red arrow directly in the 3D viewer.

Changing Variable Management from Automatic to Manual

from the Anthropometry

Changing the Gender of a Manikin

from the Anthropometry Editor toolbar. The manikin to be

3. You can also modify manikin gender by selecting the Male

icon in the Anthropometry Editor toolbar.

Changing Manikin Display Attributes

Select the Display Attributes command icon

and in the 3D view or the specification tree, select a manikin.