NX6 Drafting: How to add exploded view of subassembly on same sheet?
NX6 Drafting: How to add exploded view of subassembly on same sheet?
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NX6.0.3 MP2
Is it possible to add an exploded view of a subassembly, on the same sheet as the parent assembly?
I tried doing this by creating an exploded View in the subassembly, then adding a new base view of the subassembly in the assembly drawing , selecting the new exploded View. The resulting view says it is the exploded one, but it does not appear exploded.
Adding the subassembly base view also adds the subassembly to the drawing assembly structure as a "Reference Only" part, and as such it doesn't look like one can create an exploded view in the Drawing file, as you'd normally do for the top-level assembly.
Any ideas? Thanks.
Is it possible to add an exploded view of a subassembly, on the same sheet as the parent assembly?
I tried doing this by creating an exploded View in the subassembly, then adding a new base view of the subassembly in the assembly drawing , selecting the new exploded View. The resulting view says it is the exploded one, but it does not appear exploded.
Adding the subassembly base view also adds the subassembly to the drawing assembly structure as a "Reference Only" part, and as such it doesn't look like one can create an exploded view in the Drawing file, as you'd normally do for the top-level assembly.
Any ideas? Thanks.





RE: NX6 Drafting: How to add exploded view of subassembly on same sheet?
This method also has the consequence that no "Reference Only" parts are added to the Assembly structure in the Drawing file.
RE: NX6 Drafting: How to add exploded view of subassembly on same sheet?
IMPORTANT! You have to create the explosions at the drawing level not in the assembly file loaded to it if you are working in the master model method.
1. You create an explosion in the drawing file using the modelling application. You are best to save the view using View>Operation>Save As.
2. Add that view to the drawing as a base view.
3. Go back into modelling with the exploded view still displayed and then you can use Assemblie>Exploded View>Hide Explosion to display the assembly in its normal state.
4. Going into the drawing add another base view using the same saved view that you used earlier.
You should now have a drawing with an exploded and an unexploded view side by side.
You can vary your approach and learn to use use the exploded views toolbar (once displayed) to turn explosions on and off. What you'll also find is that although the drawing and model views are separate copies of one another the explosion is common. This means that if you edit the explosion in the modelling environment you will affect the drawing as soon as the views are updated. Happily you can have a number of explosions in the same file to cater for more complex situations.
Best Regards
Hudson
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RE: NX6 Drafting: How to add exploded view of subassembly on same sheet?
RE: NX6 Drafting: How to add exploded view of subassembly on same sheet?
Interesting idea. Thanks.
RE: NX6 Drafting: How to add exploded view of subassembly on same sheet?
Is that what you wanted to know?
Best Regards
Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
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RE: NX6 Drafting: How to add exploded view of subassembly on same sheet?
RE: NX6 Drafting: How to add exploded view of subassembly on same sheet?
Best Regards
Hudson
www.jamb.com.au
Nil Desperandum illegitimi non carborundum