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User Defined Methods

The list zone contains the list of User Defined Methods. (A user-defined method is a list of values or formulas to be used in evaluating some key parameters in the provided posture prediction methods [Cascade and Optimization] that replace the default ones).

User-defined methods are saved in the file CATTHBRVOASetting.CATSettings.

• To add a user-defined method, refer to one of the procedures listed below.
  

  Adding a User Defined Method Based on Cascade
  Adding a User-Defined Method Based on Optimization Using Seat Back Angle
  Adding a User-Defined Method     Based on Optimization Using Thoracic and   Lumbar Angle

• To modify a user-defined method, select the method, and click the Edit button.  The dialog box(es) used to create the method appear.  Refer to the relevant addition procedure (listed above) for information on using the dialog box(es).

• To delete a user-defined method, select the method and click the Delete button.  The user-defined method is no longer saved in CATTHBRVOASetting.CATSettings.

The default value for this option is that no methods are defined.

Hand Posture

If option "Using Hand Grasp" is selected, a steering wheel is created using the values of the package, and auto hand grasp is applied, then the created steering wheel is removed.

If option "Apply predefined posture" is selected, a predefined posture is applied to the hands and fingers of the manikin no matter of the real dimensions of the package.  This predefined posture is the same as if we apply hand grasp on the default package.

The initial setting is Apply predefined posture.

Package Definition

When this option is not checked, only dimension arrows corresponding to the section shown in the package definition panel are shown as follows:

The default value is to have the Show all dimension arrows checkbox unselected.