Exploded Draft view help
Exploded Draft view help
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Hey everyone,
I'm having a bit of trouble with Solid Edge (v20). I can't work out how (or if it's possible) to create a draft view of an exploded assembly. I'm using the explode-render-animate command to explode it, but clicking return at the end of the process reverts the assembly to normal. And obviously, if I save in the middle of the exploding, when I create a draft view of it it shows it unexploded. I really need to show how the screws fit and the part is put together, but it needs to be in draft format, not rendered. Any ideas, or know if this is possible? Thanks
Dave
I'm having a bit of trouble with Solid Edge (v20). I can't work out how (or if it's possible) to create a draft view of an exploded assembly. I'm using the explode-render-animate command to explode it, but clicking return at the end of the process reverts the assembly to normal. And obviously, if I save in the middle of the exploding, when I create a draft view of it it shows it unexploded. I really need to show how the screws fit and the part is put together, but it needs to be in draft format, not rendered. Any ideas, or know if this is possible? Thanks
Dave





RE: Exploded Draft view help
When you save your file after you explode, it puts a new configuration name in the list - explode,tdb (tdb will be your initials) Now when placing a view in draft, iso view for example, once placed, right click and change "Configuration or PMI Model View" to your explode config. Once this is done, choose OK and the update draft view.
You can also save named config in the exploded view so don't over wright the default
Solid Edge V20
RE: Exploded Draft view help
RE: Exploded Draft view help
Be carefull though. Explosions are high maintenance. If a base part in the assy is changed, the explosion can fail in a way that's difficult to edit.
I've had interns waste 100's of man hours trying to keep exploded views up to date because the Project Manager insisted on making assembly instructions using exploded views before the design was finalized.
Where possible I suggest configurations with parts just hidden, rather than explosions, these update more robustly.
KENAT,
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RE: Exploded Draft view help
For this particular assembly, it's completed and won't be modified, but thanks for the tips, I'll keep these in mind when I'm working on something more complex.
RE: Exploded Draft view help
RE: Exploded Draft view help
KENAT,
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RE: Exploded Draft view help
otherewise it will not be available in draft.
Flow lines can be shown as Kenat describes.
bc.
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RE: Exploded Draft view help
There is an old ER about this.