Workplace Design

The "Workplace Design" workflow shows you how Halocline makes your daily planning more efficient. Your main task is to optimally arrange and test components with the correct containers at the workstation. You can design the workplace according to your preferences. 

Overview

• Getting Started
• Building the Workplace
• Workplace Optimization
• Testing and Validation

Getting Started

• Download the necessary files here

  • Public Library

  The zip file contains all the elements you need to design a workplace in Halocline:

  • Table: A standard table adjustable in dimensions (haloitem)
  • Mesh box: Fixed and should not be modified (haloitem)
  • Shelf: Importable as "boxes" and adjustable. Currently provided as a CAD file (stp)
  • Strut assembly: All required components in one file (haloitem)
  • Assembly sequence: An Excel file showing the correct sequence for strut assembly (xlsx)
    
    

• Preparation:

  Use an empty shopfloor as a starting point

  • Create a shopfloor
  Import all necessary elements into your project: table, mesh box, shelf, and strut components

  • Import data

• View assembly sequence:

  Open the Excel file of the assembly sequence
  Take a screenshot of it and save it in the folder: ...\Documents\Halocline\Notes

• Now you're ready! Open the VR environment and start placing the elements

  Start VR

  • Start Layout VR

Building the Workplace

• Place elements:

  Place table, mesh box, and shelf from the library on the shopfloor

  • Open library
  • Select
  • Adjust

• Arrange components:

  Use prepared components from the library

  • VR Library
  Place them on the table first

  • Select
  • Adjust
  Ungroup them afterward

  • Group and ungroup

• Create containers:

  Create containers to store components
  Sort components into appropriate containers and position them at the workplace

  • Select
  • Adjust

• Consider assembly sequence:

  Check your notes to consider the assembly sequence of components in VR and arrange the workplace accordingly

  • Notepad in VR

Halocline Library Item import

Halocline Library Items can be shared directly. If you want to share them with others, it’s recommended to group all relevant components for a specific workplace and save them as a shared library object.

to distribute components at a workplace, place them as one object first. Make sure to ungroup the object afterward, so you can distribute and adjust components individually.

Workplace Optimization

• Inspiration: Browse the VR library – you’ll find additional resources to further optimize your workplace

  If you can’t find what you’re looking for, check out our public library

  • Public library
  • Import data
  • VR library

• Your CAD files: If you’ve imported your own CAD files, place them appropriately at the workplace

  Do you know the CAD import options?

  • Import data
  • CAD import options
  • VR library

Testing and Validation

• Test process:

  Test process performance in VR and check how much time you need

  • Start performance
  • Record process sequences
  • Move and grab objects
  • Combine components
  • Replay process sequences
  • Test and compare variants

• Evaluate:

  Check posture

  • Check posture
  • Ergonomics analysis
  • Standards and benchmarks in Halocline Performance
  Check working height and walking paths

  • Spaghetti diagram
  • Movement space
  • Ergonomics analysis
  • Minimum passage width
  • Standards and benchmarks in Halocline Performance

• Export results:

  Further analyze the Halocline Performance report

  • Using data from Halocline Performance

Evaluation of Solutions

Before starting the recording in Halocline Performance, practice the sequence a few times to avoid errors during recording.

Quick Corrections

You’re on the go and don’t have access to a VR headset. but you’ve got some ideas for improving the workplace?

You can implement changes without a VR headset. use the Desktop mode in Halocline Layout to quickly apply your ideas.

Tip: you can only validate target values in VR because it requires capturing your movements. 

With these steps, you can optimize the workplace. Good luck!