Display Tools
Exploded View
Format > Exploded View
An exploded view of an assembly shows a representation of the components of an assembly in an isolated and independent format organized such that they represent how they would be assembled into a finished design.
The Exploded View tool creates an exploded view of an assembly whereby the independent components are separated along a defined X, Y and Z axis.
In instances where 2 axes are defined, the exploded parts will be created along a plane, whereas, in the case of 3 axes being defined, the exploded view will be created in a 3-dimensional spatial aspect.
A Block of the exploded view can be created in the Blocks palette. This is useful for the final viewport layout when creating viewports of the full assembly and exploded parts is required.
NOTE : The Exploded View is a visual representation only. Parts can be modified after an Exploded View is created, but the assembly cannot be recomposed.
Options include :
- Creating a Block of the Exploded View
- Defining an X, Y, Z, or Arbitrary Axis
- Manually defining the space between the separated parts
Exploded view of assembly showing offset parts
Worked Example
- Download, save to your device and open the Exploded View drawing.
- Select Format > Exploded View and use a window selection to select the assembled parts.
- In the status bar at the base of the editor, set the axis to Y.
- Uncheck the Create Block option.
- Select the Finish Selection option.
- Input 50 into the Exploded Size data field. Press Enter. This represents the distance between the separated parts.
- Select Finish.
- In this example, the Draft Render > Visualize > Conceptual style is used.
- To return the parts to the full assembly, right-click in the editor and select Undo Exploded View.
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