Regular Step Explode Options

Explode Steps

Create and display Regular explode steps.

Explode Stepn

Chainn

 Lists exploded components. You can drag an active step to reorder the steps.

When you add or edit a step, an asterisk (*) appears next to the step name.
Roll Back Rolls back an explode step.
Roll Forward Rolls forward an explode step.
  Rollback bar Rolls back or rolls forward through the explode steps when you drag the rollback bar. You can add a step above the rollback bar.
Right-click a step located above the rollback bar to access the following tools:
  • Roll Back
  • Suppress
    Suppressed steps are not shown in the graphics area for Explode Steps or Smart Explode Lines. Suppressed steps remain suppressed regardless of the rollback bar position.
Right-click a step located below the rollback bar to access the following tools:
  • Roll Forward
  • Roll to Previous
  • Roll to End

Add a Step

Regular step Explodes components by translating and rotating them.
Radial step Explodes components aligned radially or cylindrically about an axis.
Explode Step Name Displays the name of the explode step. You can edit the name.

When you clear Auto-space components, the default name is Explode Stepn.

When you select Auto-space components, the default name is Chainn.
Explode Step Components Displays the selected components.
  Explode Direction Displays the explode direction. Click Reverse direction to reverse the direction.
Explode Distance Displays the distance to move the component.
  Rotation Axis For explode steps with component rotation, specifies the rotation axis. Click Reverse direction to reverse the direction.
Rotation Angle Specifies the degree of component rotation.
  Rotate about each component origin Specifies the components to rotate about the component origin. When selected, automatically populates the Rotation Axis option.
  Add Step Adds an explode step.
  Reset Resets options in the PropertyManager to the initial state.
  Done Saves changes to an explode step.

Options

Auto-space components Automatically spaces a group of components equally along an axis as you drag.

Spacing

Adjusts the distance between components placed by Auto-space components.

You can select the center, rear, or front of the bounding box for the order of auto-spaced components:

Bounding box center

Orders auto-spacing by the center of the bounding box.

Bounding box rear

Orders auto-spacing by the rear of the bounding box.

Bounding box front

Orders auto-spacing by the front of the bounding box.
Select subassembly parts When selected, enables you to select individual components of a subassembly. When cleared, enables you to select an entire subassembly.
Show rotation rings Displays the rotation rings on the triad in the graphics area. Use the rotation rings to move components.
Reuse explode Uses explode steps from a subassembly or a multibody part.

The default name for the reused explode steps is Steps of subassembly_or_part. To update the reused explode steps, right-click the step and click Update subassembly update or Update part explode.

The reused explode steps show as fully exploded in the graphics area and as a single step in the PropertyManager. You cannot view the individual steps from the reused exploded view. The individual steps are not animated when you use Animate explode or Animate collapse.

From Subassembly

Reuses explode steps from a subassembly.

Available when a subassembly has an exploded view.

From Part

Reuses explode steps from a multibody part.

Available when a multibody part has an exploded view.

Use Subassembly / Part Explode Views

Selects an exploded view.

Available when a subassembly or multibody part has more than one exploded view.