Reusing a Multibody Part Explode

You can reuse an exploded view from a multibody part in an assembly level exploded view. This behavior is similar to reusing a subassembly explode in an exploded view.

The reused explode step shows as fully exploded in the graphics area. If a multibody part has multiple exploded views, you can select the exploded view to use.

You cannot view individual steps reused from a multibody part. The individual steps are not animated when you use Animate explode or Animate collapse. The reused exploded view shows as a single step in the Explode PropertyManager.

To reuse a multibody part explode:

  1. Open an assembly that contains a multibody part with an exploded view.
  2. On ConfigurationManager, right-click an exploded view and click Edit Feature.
  3. In the PropertyManager, for Explode Step Components , select the multibody part.
  4. Under Options, click From Part.

    The multibody part explodes in the graphics area. The exploded view from the multibody part is added as a step under Explode Steps.

  5. Click .