In this lesson:
Machine controller
"Equipment Design application allow to define controller for your machine to allow the rotation & translation of some parts.
You can reuse those controllers inside EWD to modify the state of your machine:
You only need to click on the "Jog Mechanism" icon when selecting a machine:
Worker Tasks & Machines
When creating worker to interact with machines, you can sometimes end up with unexpected postures.
When selecting a machine in the worker task panel. The application is only seeing one big part. It doesn't know if you want to interact with only the button on the machine.
Select a Sub part of the machine
This is where the "specific target" button comes in place. In the image above you can see a button that will allow you to select a sub part of the machine.
When you click on this button, the "Hand Target Panel" opens. This panel will display all the sub parts of the selected machine. You'll then be able to select the specific sub part you want to interact with. This will end up in much better posture for the manikin.
Condition to select a sub part of a machine
In order to be able to select a sub part of a machine you must match the 3 following rules: