Manikin Comfort Angle (MCA) File Descriptions

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The tables list the .mca files that are included with Creo Manikin. The preferred angles contained in these files are intended as a starting point. They give you a basic human performance indication.

References are provided if you want to compare the different comfort evaluators.

Comfort files

This table lists the available comfort file, a description of what the file analyzes, and its source.

File Name	Description and Source
LOS_sitting_dreyfuss.mca	Line of sight while sitting Based on Humanscale charts
LOS_standing_dreyfuss.mca	Line of sight while standing Based on Humanscale charts
SAE_850484.mca	Car driver’s comfort Source: SAE Technical Paper 850484, February 1, 1985
car_wisner_rebiffe.mca	Car driver’s comfort Source: A. Wisner, R. Rebiffe, "Remarques sur la dispersion des mesures anthrométriques et l unicité du matériel produit en série", Le Travail Humain, 36, 129-139, 1963
car_wisner_rebiffe_2.mca	Car driver’s comfort Source: A. Wisner, R. Rebiffe, "Remarques sur la dispersion des mesures anthrométriques et l unicité du matériel produit en série", Le Travail Humain, 36, 129-139, 1963
cruising_bike_HS_2.mca	Leisure bicycle rider’s comfort Based on Humanscale charts
cruising_bike_juv_HS.mca	Leisure bicycle rider’s comfort, six year old child Based on Humanscale charts
operating_vehicle_HS.mca	Car driver’s comfort Based on Humanscale charts
race_bike_HS.mca	Racing bicycle rider’s comfort Based on Humanscale charts
typewriting.mca	Typist’s comfort Based on Humanscale charts
zero_gravity.mca	Astronaut’s comfort in space Based on NASA STD-3000 https://standards.nasa.gov/standard/NASA/NASA-STD-3001_vol_1

Hand strength files

This table lists the hand strength files and their descriptions. The files reside in the Force folder in the Comfort Library.

The files analyze the maximum force that can be exerted by a human in the sitting position on a vertical handgrip at various elbow angles. A file is provided for average (50th %), small (5th %), and large (90th %) strength. The comfort score returned represents the force in pound-force (lb-f).

The files are based on Hunsicker, P. A. “Arm Strength at Selected Degrees of Elbow Flexion”, Technical Report 54-548, Wright Air Development Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, August 1955.

File Name	Description
hand_force_down_50th.mca hand_force_down_5th.mca hand_force_down_90th.mca	Pushing downward
hand_force_left_50th.mca hand_force_left_5th.mca hand_force_left_90th.mca	Pushing left
hand_force_pull_50th.mca hand_force_pull_5th.mca hand_force_pull_90th.mca	Pulling toward self
hand_force_push_50th.mca hand_force_push_5th.mca hand_force_push_90th.mca	Pushing away from self
hand_force_right_50th hand_force_right_5th hand_force_right_90th	Pushing right
hand_force_up_50th.mca hand_force_up_5th.mca hand_force_up_90th.mca	Pushing upward