Copying Exploded Views

You can copy exploded views from the active configuration to other configurations.

  • Each exploded view in the assembly must have a unique name.
  • The source configuration must be active to copy the exploded view.
  • You can access the copied exploded view only after you activate the target configuration.

Using Keyboard Shortcuts to Copy Exploded Views

You can use Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V to copy exploded views from the active configuration to another configuration.

To copy exploded views:

  1. In the ConfigurationManager , under the active configuration, select one or more Exploded View features.
  2. Press Ctrl + C.
  3. Single-click the target configuration to select the configuration without activating it. The source configuration must remain active.
  4. Press Ctrl + V.
    The copied views do not appear until you activate the target configuration.
  5. Double-click the target configuration to activate it, and click to expand it.
    The copied views appear.

Using Drag to Copy Exploded Views

You can copy exploded views by dragging the views from the active configuration to another configuration.

To copy exploded views:

  1. In the ConfigurationManager , under the active configuration, select one or more Exploded View features.
  2. Drag the views to the target configuration.
  3. When the pointer changes to , drop the views.
    The copied views do not appear until you activate the target configuration.
  4. Double-click the target configuration to activate it, and click to expand it.
    The copied views appear.