Changing Manikin Display Attributes

In the toolbar, select the Changes the Display of a manikin 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
• Field of View
• Visual cone

Others

• Center of gravity
• Referential

• 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 and manipulated with any command in the Manikin Posture toolbar in the same way as any other manikin segment.

Also see Line of Sight, Field of view

Field of View

Visual Cone

For more information on the Visual cone see Field of View.

In the drop-down menu, the default type is Flat. Choose from:

Others

Center of gravity (COG)

The center of gravity cannot be manipulated. However, the COG is constantly updated as the manikin's posture changes.

Referential

This shows the current referential of the manikin.