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Exploded Views

In SOLIDWORKS, you can configure assemblies into exploded views, and you can include explode lines.

When you insert assemblies into drawing views, you can specify that the exploded configurations be shown.

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Parent topicApproach to Modeling
Approach to Modeling Overview
Types of Models
Sketching Versus Drawing
Feature-based Models
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Glass Box Visualization
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