"Exploded" weldment?

[KyleWilcox]

I'm wondering if anyone has found a good way to create drawings of singular pieces from a weldment. I have a weldment with about two dozen pieces, and I would like to have one drawing locating pieces, and one or two more drawings showing each individual cut & machined piece...

I think one workaround I've found is to create a derived config, one for each piece, and hide irrelevant solid bodies... but it's kind of a clumsy workaround.

I realize I could also use an assembly of separate parts, but then I'm kind of abusing the weldment feature, and each one should have its own part number for PDMWorks... kind of screws things up...

Has anyone found a better way? thanks!

Kyle

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Check the Help file for weldments, weldment drawings > Relative Views

 

[KyleWilcox]

I can't believe I didn't know about that... must be new to '07? Awesome!

Thanks CBL!

 

[brengine]

Relative View has been around since at least SW2006. It works great unless you have a cylindrical part.

Ken

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

In SW07 you can now use a ref plane for cylindrical parts.

Here's a nice video tutorial;

http://www.naswug.com/videos/SW_Relative_View/SW_Relative_View.html