Is it possible to explode an assembly thru the drawing instead of the

[boottmills]

We use 2 seperate departments for Drafting/Detailing and Engineering. The drafting/detailing department does not have permissions to do anything more than view the models, but need to create exploded views of the assembly models to show assembly order because the engineering department has made an overall decision that it "isn't their job".

So here's what we are trying to figure out. Can the view be exploded thru the drawing.

boottmills
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[JMirisola]

Not dynamically. They could bring in each part individually and create an exploded view.
Seems to me that engineering needs to create the exploded views because they've tied drafting's hands. I had the same problem years ago at a company I worked for. They, eventually, realized the error of their ways.

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
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[ctopher]

I agree.
Also, what is the point of having D/D if they can't do anything with the models? Have engineers design the parts and your drafters make the dwgs.

Chris
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AutoCAD 06
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[ShaggyPE]

For you network admin types out there... Is it possible to "easily" give the drafters write permission on .sldasm files and read only permissions on .sldprt files? This would allow the drafters to generate exploded views, insert hardware etc, but have little likelihood of screwing too much up. If you can't change parts, you can't do too much damage.

-Dustin
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[ctopher]

Yes, you can. Have them in separate folders and permissions can be setup.

Chris
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AutoCAD 06
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[APPENG]

You could also do this with a PDM tool like enterprise.. but yes im with ctopher.. you could have them setup such that the assemblies are in a folder and parts in another and have the IT dept create a policy such that those users get only read write access to the assemblies and drawings.

Regards,
Jon
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