SolidWorks 2010 Bible

Part III: Working with Assemblies

To initiate a new exploded view, switch to the ConfigurationManager, right- click a configuration

name, and select New Exploded View, as shown in Figure 14.13.

Figure 14.13 also shows the Explode PropertyManager interface. This interface includes a helpful

How-To section at the top to give you a hint of where to start. You can initiate Exploded View

from an assembly toolbar button or through the RMB menu on a configuration.

If you are creating assembly instructions or an animation from the exploded view (using

SolidWorks Motion or the RMB options, Animate Explode and Animate Collapse), then you may

need to be more careful about how the parts are exploded. You can create explode lines that show

how the parts go back together.

FIGURE 14.13

Initiating a new exploded view

To begin, you can explode the Base and the Tower down and back, respectively. A single part can

explode in multiple directions, or multiple parts can explode in a single direction. These two parts

are shown exploded in Figure 14.14. Select the base, and then drag the arrow of the Triad that

moves in the direction that you want the part to move.