Highlights of SolidWorks 2012
Legal Notices
User Interface
SolidWorks Fundamentals
Installation
Assemblies
CircuitWorks
Configurations
Costing
Drawings and Detailing
eDrawings
SolidWorks Enterprise PDM
Flow Simulation
Import/Export
Motion Studies
Parts and Features
Feature Freeze
Exploded Views of Multibody Parts
Creating an Exploded View
Auto-spacing Bodies
Collapsing an Exploded View
Hole Wizard - Placement of Holes
Templates for Split Parts
Reference Planes
Routing
Sheet Metal
Simulation
Sketching
Sustainability
Toolbox
Weldments
SolidWorks Workgroup PDM
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Creating an Exploded View

You can create exploded views of multibody parts.

  1. Open install_dir\samples\whatsnew\Parts\weldment01.sldprt.

    explode_multibody_final_collapsed.gif

  2. Click Insert > Exploded View.
  3. In the graphics area, select Gusset2.

    explode_multibody_align_triad_1.gif

    In the PropertyManager, under Settings, Gusset2 appears in Component(s) of the explode step PM_components_select.gif.

    A triad appears in the graphics area, aligned with the X, Y, and Z axes of the model.
    explode_multibody_triad.gif

    Next, change the alignment of the triad.

  4. Right-click the center sphere of the triad and click Align to.
  5. Select the narrow face of the gusset.


    explode_multibody_align_triad_2.gif

    The blue handle aligns normal to the selected face.
    explode_multibody_align_triad_3.gif

  6. Drag the blue handle to move the gusset forward.

    explode_multibody_align_triad_4.gif

  7. Drop the gusset approximately as shown.

    explode_multibody_align_triad_5.gif



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