Upon user input of appropriate critical design variables, the SAFEWORK^® Pro™ multinormal statistical algorithm automatically adjusts all other anthropometry variables to create manikins that exist within your target population. A unique "boundary" manikin technique ensures designers accommodate their entire target population using a minimum number of manikins. The "boundary" manikins can be specifically created according to the user’s needs or selected from established libraries.

SAFEWORK^® Pro™ has been designed to evaluate all elements of human performance, from static posture analysis through to complex task activities. SAFEWORK^® Pro™ possesses a range of tools and methods that specifically analyze how a manikin will interact with objects in the virtual environment. The NIOSH 81/91 and SNOOK&CIRIELLO equations measure the effects of lifting/lowering, pushing/pulling and carrying to fully optimize task performance. After inputting an initial and final task posture, a designer can determine a number of task variables such as Action Limit, Recommended Weight Limit, and Maximum Lifting/Lowering Weight. In addition, SAFEWORK^® Pro™ includes three further tools: balance calculation, Rapid Upper Limb Analysis (RULA) and upper limb reach envelope.

Gaining an understanding of what an operator or maintainer would "see" in a task environment is a fundamental benefit of human modeling. The SAFEWORK^® Pro™ Vision Module, derived from the NASA 3000 Guidelines, contains an accurate vision behavior model to imitate the realistic movement of the human vision so that "what the manikin sees, the operator sees…" Four types of vision simulation are provided: binocular, ambinocular, monocular left and monocular right (stereoscopic viewing with advanced depth perception, is available in the Virtual Reality Module). Visual characteristics are displayed as peripheral cones, central cones, blind spot cones and central spot cones that permit the user to gain an insight into the manikin’s view. SAFEWORK^® PRO™ has been specifically designed to ensure your designs conform to all relevant vision standards. For example the FAA compliancy is achieved by overlaying the vision window with the FAA vision grid.

The SAFEWORK^® PRO™ Task Module enables a designer to construct an operational or maintenance task by utilizing the default task action library that contains actions such as "look at" and "get". Intuitive generation of tasks and scenarios permits rapid prototyping and evaluation of multiple "what-if" conditions in a far more user-friendly and time-saving fashion.

People perform real tasks in real environments. Understanding how individual task components link together to create an overall task sequence provides a designer with a clear picture of how the human will perform in a real world scenario.

In addition, SAFEWORK^® Pro™ also permits the user to customize each primitive task for individual application. Once the task has been constructed, any variable can be amended to facilitate a number of "what if" scenarios. Moreover, the user can automatically generate animation files from the resultant simulation.

Clothing can have a significant effect on personal comfort, movement and performance. The SAFEWORK^® Pro™ Clothing Module permits designers to replicate the effects of clothing and additional equipment (such as helmets, backpack, etc) for a more functional approach to ergonomics analysis. A number of customizable clothing libraries take into account added encumbrance and functional limitations of joint movement to truly evaluate the effect of clothing on joint movement.

Thanks to its precise articulated spine model, any realistic human trunk posture can be reproduced by the SAFEWORK^® Pro™ manikin. In accordance with the latest international standards for car packaging (SAE ASPECT Program), the trunk angle definition of SAFEWORK^® allows the user to evaluate the slump curvature.

The SAFEWORK^® Pro™ Postural Analysis Module permits users to quantitively and qualitatively analyze all aspects of manikin posture. Whole body and localized postures can be examined, scored and iterated to determine operator comfort and performance in accordance with any established comfort database. User-friendly dialogue panels provide posture information for all segments of the manikin, and color–coding techniques allow for quick identification of problem areas and positioning of the manikin in an optimized posture.

The SAFEWORK^® Pro™ collision detection algorithms enable the user to detect, verify, analyze and simulate physical contact between two objects in the scene. The collision can be calculated either during contact between surfaces (polygons) of the objects (contact detection) or as a function of an englobing sphere or cylinder surrounding the object. Precise collision detection or proximity detection are both achieved in real time even with complex geometry.

All the objects in a SAFEWORK^® scene can be animated, including manikins, all types of geometric objects and cameras. With the SAFEWORK^® Animation Module, computerized simulation of the job process can be recorded and replayed intuitively. Animating the manikins in their designed environment can highlight potential troublespots and obstacles to task completion. This process provides the designer with a tool to communicate human centered information to all stakeholders in the design process in an easy to understand media.

Virtual Reality (VR) has been proven to improve a designer's understanding of how a product will look, feel and behave—"What You Experience Is What You Get". Combining the benefits of VR with human modeling software enhances the experience even further. Ever wondered what it feels like to be a 5th percentile male trying to operate a large piece of machinery? Want to analyze the visibility of a 95th percentile male driving a small family sedan? The SAFEWORK^® Pro™ Virtual Reality feature allows a designer to experience a product as any member of the target audience. State-of-the-art motion capture devices, combined with a Head Mounted Display and data Gloves, allows full "immersion" into the design while driving the movement to the manikin itself.