To Explode Model in a Presentation View

Auto Explode selected components

1. In the browser, select an assembly to explode.
2. On the ribbon, click Presentation tab Create panel Auto Explode.
3. In the Auto Explode dialog box, select the Explode Level. Choose:
   • One Level to automatically separate all selected components down to one level in the hierarchy. Selecting an assembly with a subassembly does not autoexplode the subassembly.
   • All Levels to automatically separate all selected components down to all levels in component hierarchy. Selecting an assembly with a subassembly explodes the subassembly as well.
4. Enter the Distance value to create a tweak with the specified distance for each exploded component.
5. Select Create Trails to add trails for the exploded components. Then select:
   • None to cancel creating trails.
   • All Components to create trails for all components included in autoexplode.
   • All Parts to create trails only for tweaked parts.
   • Single to create a single trail for each tweak created by the Auto Explode command.
6. Click OK to finish the Auto Explode command.

Tip: In the Auto Explode dialog box, select Preview to dynamically preview the exploded model.

Explode a new presentation view automatically

You can set a single tweak distance for all components when you create a presentation view.

1. On the ribbon, click Presentation tab Create panel Create View.
2. Select a model file and click Options to specify model representations.
3. Select Auto Explode as the Explosion Method. Then select One Level or All Levels to automatically separate all components down to one or all levels in the hierarchy.
4. Set the tweak distance.
5. Select a Default Trails option to specify trails to be created.
6. Click OK to close the dialog box and create the exploded view.