MONTREAL, Canada, Oct 29, 2018 – NexGen has announced the release of HumanCAD v5, their most advanced digital human modeling solution. HumanCAD is a human modeling solution that creates digital humans in a three-dimensional environment in which a variety of ergonomic and human factor analysis can be performed. HumanCAD aids users with the design of products and workplaces by determining what humans of different sizes can see, reach, or lift. HumanCAD can import and export files in a variety of CAD file formats.
New features in version 5.0 include:
- Additional anthropometric databases for UK, Japan, USA, India and more
- New Discomfort/Comfort analysis tools have been added
- The ErgoTools module has been updated with many new tools which include Energy Expenditure, OWAS, RULA, Snook and Mital tables
- Captured postures can be added to the Posture Library using Microsoft Kinect
- New methods for Customized Anthropometry have been added.
- The Animation module has been enhanced to include a choice of interpolation, option to save as a video file and an option to interface with selected ErgoTools
The first version of the ManneQuin/HumanCAD series of human modeling solutions was released in 1990. Since then thousands of users worldwide have used these solutions. HumanCAD’s digital human modeling technology is an important tool in determining the human fit of products and workplaces before they are built. HumanCAD-MQSW is a SOLIDWORKS plug-in. Leading manufacturing corporations, product design companies, government organizations, forensic consultants and universities have purchased our digital human modeling solutions.
About NexGen Ergonomics
NexGen Ergonomics, which was founded in 1995, provides the most extensive product line of systems for ergonomic and biomechanical job-analysis, design and research in the world. These include: 3D human modeling software, ergonomic design systems, video analysis and other job analysis systems, force measurement systems, EMG analysis systems and data acquisition systems.