Creating and Editing Exploded Views

You create exploded views by selecting and dragging parts in the graphics area. In exploded views you can:

• Evenly space exploded stacks of components (hardware, washers, and so on) automatically.

• Attach a new component to the existing explode steps of another component. This is useful if you add a new part to an assembly that already has an exploded view.

• If a sub-assembly has an exploded view, reuse that view in a higher-level assembly.

To create an exploded view:

1. Click Exploded View (Assembly toolbar) or Insert, Exploded View.
   
   The Explode PropertyManager appears.

2. In the graphics area or flyout FeatureManager design tree, select one or more components to include in the first explode step.
   
   A triad appears in the graphics area. In the PropertyManager, the components appear in Component(s) of the explode step under Settings.

3. Move the pointer over the triad arm in the direction that you want to explode the components.
   
   The pointer changes to .

4. Drag a triad arm to explode the components.
   
   The explode step appears under Explode Steps.

You can drag the sphere in the center of the triad to move the triad to a different location. If you drop the triad on an edge or face, an axis of the triad aligns with the edge or face.

5. Under Settings, click Done.
   
   The PropertyManager clears and is ready for the next explode step.

6. Create more explode steps as needed, then click .

To auto-space components:

1. Select two or more components.

2. Under Options, select Auto-space components after drag.

3. Drag a triad arm to explode the components.
   
   When you drop the components, one component remains where you drop it, and the software automatically spaces the remaining components equally along the same axis.

NOTES:

• You can use the drag handles to move the components and change their order in the chain.

• You can change the autospace distance. In the PropertyManager, under Options, move the Adjust the spacing between chain components slider.

To use a sub-assembly's exploded view in an assembly:

1. Select a sub-assembly for which you have previously defined an exploded view.

2. In the PropertyManager, click Reuse Sub-assembly Explode.
   
   The sub-assembly explodes in the graphics area, and the steps of the sub-assembly exploded view appear under Explode Steps.

To edit an explode step:

1. In the PropertyManager, under Explode Steps, right-click an explode step and select Edit Step.

2. Make the following changes as needed:

• Drag components to reposition them.

• Select components to add to the step.

• Change Settings.

• Change Options.

3. Click Apply to preview the changes.

Click to undo unwanted changes.

4. Click Done to complete.

To delete a component from an explode step:

1. In the PropertyManager, under Explode Steps, expand the explode step.

2. Right-click the component and select Delete.

To delete an explode step:

In the PropertyManager, under Explode Steps, right-click an explode step, and select Delete.

Related Topics

Exploding an Assembly View

Exploding and Collapsing an Exploded View

Explode Line Sketch

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