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About Default Constraint Behavior
Creo Manikin comes with default placement connections and default behavior constraints. You can control the defaults using configuration options.
Default placement connections
When you insert a manikin into an assembly, two placement connections are automatically added to the manikin structure, one for the right forefoot, and one for the sacrum (hips).
When you place the manikin and select the posture, one of the placement connections is activated, the right forefoot connection if you select Standing, and the sacrum connection if you select Sitting. When you select the Place on reference, a placement constraint is created between the reference and the right forefoot of a standing manikin, or the sacrum of a sitting manikin.
The placement connections define the manikin’s initial position and orientation in the model. As a result, some manikin motion might be limited. For example, the manikin’s right forefoot is connected to the placement plane and cannot be lifted.
You can disable the placement connections temporarily during kinematic operations (dragging, Reach, Look At) by right-clicking the manikin node of the Manikin Tree and selecting Disable Placement Connections. Enable the placement connections later by selecting Enable Placement Connections.
You can use the keep_manikin_placement_enabled configuration option to set the default for the placement connections when you first insert a manikin.
Default behavior constraints
A manikin's trunk is constrained so that it is always rigid, making manipulation easier. To move the spine, you must select a spine segment from the Manikin Tree and unlock the spine. You can then add more specific constraints such as locking specific vertebrae to prevent rotation (the DOF Z constraint).
A manikin's hips and toes are locked. If you select a leg, the toes lock into place on the ground. You can then change the location of the foot by dragging the manikin's toes by themselves. Toe and hip constraints are temporarily turned off when they are dragged.
When you select another segment to drag, the default constraints on the first segment are turned back on. If you drag the hips up and down, the toes remain on the ground. To manipulate the manikin into a squatting position, drag the hips.
You can use the manikin_drag_auto_locks configuration option to set the default behavior constraints. Setting it to yes applies the default behavior constraints to a manikin.
Viewing the default connections and constraints
To view the default connections in the assembly when the Model tab is open, right-click the manikin placeholder and select Edit Definition from the shortcut menu.
Depending on the context, when the Manikin tab is open, the following default fix constraints appear in the Manikin Tree under Manikin Constraints:
Pelvis (Sacrum) manikin segment is fixed, and the other manikin segments in the Trunk manikin segment group are locked.
When the manikin is a sub-assembly under a top-level assembly, the Pelvis appears in the Manikin Constraints folder.
When the manikin is open as a top-level assembly in a separate window, the Pelvis manikin segment does not appear in the Manikin Constraints folder.
Left Forefoot manikin segment is fixed
Right Forefoot manikin segment is fixed
Video
See working with the foot constraints in a video.
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