When creating exploded views, Cimatron E enables you to perform additional advanced options such as, edit hierarchies, break parent and children relations and more. Each of these are described in the following procedures:
Hierarchies can be edited in Cimatron E. However, you must ensure the optional Edit Hierarchy button is selected from the Feature Guide, in order to do so.
To edit hierarchies:
From the Feature Guide click the Edit Hierarchy button, as follows:
Select the parent (the top front Locking Heel in this case) and then select three the other Locking Heels, as children. The following is displayed:
Click 
to clear the selection of the new parent and children group.
(If required, you can repeat step 2,
to define another parent a children group.)
Now that you have edited and defined your hierarchical connections, the next step is to move the selected group in the required direction. In order to do so you must return to the first required step in the Feature Guide, as follows:
From the graphic display area, select the parent and click and drag the arrow in the required direction to move the parent and children as one group, as follows:
Click the OK
button from the Feature
Guide. The exploded view is displayed in the M-View
tab.
You can move groups containing the parent and children, or single entities in different directions, by offsetting the explode lines, as described in the following procedure.
To offset explode lines:
Before attempting to offset explode lines and move selected entities, you must ensure that the first required step is selected from the Feature Guide, as follows:
Click the 
toggle button to show the exploded lines and circles and
zoom in to select a parent (the Locating Ring in this case). The children
(the four screws in this case) are automatically selected, as follows:
Click on the blue arrow
and move the selected group and then click 
. In this example
the Locating Ring (parent) is moved together with the four screws (children).
The following result is displayed:
Note: The blue dashed lines, indicate the direction of movement of the components. The red circles are used to break the explode lines.
Click on the Locating Rings' red circle and drag the Locating Ring to the right as follows:
If required, you can return the group to the original location at any time, by right-clicking the red circle and then selecting Reset offset from the displayed pop-up menu:
Click the OK
button from the Features
Guide. The exploded view is displayed in the M-View
tab.
Breaking Parent & Child Relations
Cimatron E enables you to break predefined relations between the parents and children in the exploded view, as described in the following procedure.
To break parent & child relations:
Before attempting to break parent and child relations, ensure the first required step is selected from the Feature Guide, as follows:
Right-click the red circle that is located between the part and child whose relation you want to break. A pop-up menu is displayed, as follows:
Select Break relation to break the selected relation and remove the red ring indicating a hierarchical relationship exists between the parent and child (locating ring and screw, in this example)
Repeat step 3 for the three other screws. In this example there are will no longer be parent/child relations between the Location Ring and the four screws. When you move the Location Ring, the four screws will remain in place as follows:
Click the OK
button from the Feature
Guide. The exploded view is displayed in the M-View
tab.