Exploding and Collapsing an Exploded View

An exploded view is stored with the configuration in which it is created. Each configuration can have multiple exploded views.

To explode and collapse an exploded view:

  1. In the ConfigurationManager: CAD Family tab or the ConfigurationManager tab, expand the configuration.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Double-click the Exploded View feature.
    • Right-click the Exploded View feature, and click Explode or Collapse.
      You can reposition an item along its axis without reopening the PropertyManager. In the ConfigurationManager: CAD Family tab or the ConfigurationManager tab, expand Exploded View and select a step to change. Then drag the item by the handle .
  3. For Assemblies only. To animate the exploding and collapsing of the view:
    • Right-click Exploded View , and click Animate explode or Animate collapse. The Animation Controller pop-up toolbar appears and provides basic controls over the animation.