PTC Unveils Pro/E Manikin for 3D Digital Human Modeling
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NEEDHAM,
MA, Nov 11, 2008 - PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC), The Product Development Company,
today announced the launch of Pro/ENGINEER Manikin, a 3D digital human
modeling solution that enables design teams to add a digital human model to
a CAD product model to simulate and communicate human-product interactions.
Two new modules, Pro/ENGINEER Manikin Extension and Pro/ENGINEER Manikin
Analysis Extension, provide ergonomic and human factors analysis
capabilities for customers of Pro/ENGINEER, PTC's parametric 3D CAD/CAM/CAE
software and a key component of the PTC Product Development System. By
accelerating detailed design processes and reducing the need for expensive
physical prototypes, Pro/ENGINEER Manikin helps customers create innovative,
winning products with faster time-to-market, improved quality and reduced
costs.

Pro/E Manikin Extension helps designers see and
analyze interactions between people, products, and work stations
"PTC's new manikin software is notable for its tight integration with
Pro/ENGINEER. Pro/ENGINEER Manikin brings digital human visualization and
simulation to the engineer's desktop within the CAD user interface and
without the need for the engineer to be a human factors expert," said John
MacKrell, senior analyst, CIMdata. "This is a very impressive first step for
PTC for supporting a human-centric design approach. Pro/ENGINEER Manikin
will enable customers to better optimize their products for the people who
will use, manufacture and maintain them"
Pro/ENGINEER Manikin, the industry's first ISO standards-based solution,
provides comprehensive, easy-to-use, capabilities to simulate and
communicate human-product interactions for a global population. Highlights
of Pro/ENGINEER Manikin Extension and Pro/ENGINEER Manikin Analysis
Extension include:
Pro/ENGINEER Manikin Extension
- Quickly insert, customize, and manipulate accurate, standards-based
3D human models
- Create human reach envelopes and vision cones to understand what
limitations may exist in a design
- Gain a first-person perspective of a product and "see" what the
manikin can "see"
- Accelerate design by leveraging libraries of global populations and
manikin postures
Pro/ENGINEER Manikin Analysis Extension
- Simulate, communicate and optimize manual handling tasks by
validating them against published standards and guidelines
- Ensure conformance with health and safety guidelines and ergonomic
standards. Includes standard algorithms for analyzing workplace tasks
including lifting and lowering (NIOSH 81/91), pulling and pushing
(Snook), energy expenditure (GARG), and posture (RULA)
- Analyze designs faster with simplified workflows to posture the
manikin and reuse saved postures and analysis settings
- Leverage advanced reporting capabilities of analysis results earlier
in the development process to deliver products designed and optimized
for humans in less time

Using Pro/E Manikin Analysis Extension, designers can
simulate and analyze human-product interactions such as pushing and pulling
Additionally, beginning in December 2008, basic manikin capabilities that
enable users to insert a pre-defined manikin into a CAD model and easily
manipulate the posture to gain an understanding of how a human would fit or
interact with a proposed design will be included in all Pro/ENGINEER
packages at no additional charge for those customers on the latest
maintenance release of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0.
"The new capabilities introduced in Pro/ENGINEER Manikin will
dramatically improve our ability to design innovative products for our
customers. These same features are also applicable to considerations for
improvements in the manufacture, assembly and service of our products. The
vision cones, reach envelopes and other human factors analysis capabilities
provide valuable insight earlier in the product design and development
process," states Patrick Hodgins, chief engineer, Callaway Cars. "The
seamless integration with Pro/ENGINEER and ease of use will also help
accelerate adoption of the product. These new modules will enable our
company to reduce time to market and decrease physical prototyping costs."
"Having the capability to perform human-product interactions early in the
development cycle supports innovation and helps optimize the design
process," said Michael Campbell, senior vice president, product management,
PTC. "Allowing design engineers to know how a customer will physically
interact with a product during the design process enables them to design
products that will be optimized for their target audience. This technology
enables customers to create safer, more comfortable and more usable
products, while at the same time reduce the typical, costs associated with
prototyping. Pro/ENGINEER Manikin underscores PTC's ongoing commitment to
delivering superior technology and value to our customers."
Pro/ENGINEER Manikin Product Availability
Pro/ENGINEER Manikin Extension, Pro/ENGINEER Manikin Analysis Extension
and free, basic manikin capabilities available to all customers on the
latest release of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 and later are expected to be
available in December 2008 in English, French, German, Korean, Japanese,
Spanish, Italian and Simplified and Traditional Chinese. For more
information on Pro/ENGINEER Manikin products please visit the
Pro/ENGINEER Manikin product launch page.
*The timing of any product release, including any features or
functionality, is subject to change at PTC's discretion.
About PTC
PTC (Nasdaq: PMTC) provides leading product lifecycle management (PLM),
content management and dynamic publishing solutions to more than 50,000
companies worldwide. PTC customers include the world's most innovative
companies in manufacturing, publishing, services, government and life
sciences industries. PTC is included in the S&P Midcap 400 and Russell 2000
indices.
For more information, visit www.ptc.com.
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