Exploded CAD

Assembly Models

2012 Project Lead The Way, Inc.

Exploded CAD Assembly Models

Also named

Pictorial Assembly
Exploded View
Exploded Assembly
Exploded Pictorial
Exploded Assembly
Presentation

Exploded CAD Assembly Models

Uses
Repair manuals
Owners manuals
Sales promotion
Customer selfassembly
Maintenance
procedures

Direction Button
Specifies direction or
axis of rotation of
tweak
Click Direction button,
then select an edge,
face, or feature of any
component in the
graphics window to
set the direction triad
for the tweak

Components Button
Selects the components
to tweak. Click the
Components button, then
select the components in
the graphics window or
browser
To remove a component
from the group, press and
hold the Ctrl key as you
select

Trail Origin Button

Sets origin for the trail
Click the Trail Origin
button, then click in
the graphics window
to set the origin point
If trail origin is not
specified, then it is
placed at the center
of mass for the part

Display Trails
Sets display of trails
Select box to display
the tweak trails for
selected components
Clear the check box
to hide trails
Turn trail visibility on
or off by right clicking
on tweak in the
browser

Linear Transformations
Sets type of tweak to
Linear
Click to select Linear,
select the axis, enter
the distance, and click
the Apply button

Rotational Transformations
Sets tweak type as
Rotational
Click Rotational,
select rotation axis,
enter degrees of
rotation, and click
Apply button

Direction of Transformations
Specifies the direction
for a linear tweak or
the axis for a
rotational tweak
Select desired
coordinate, then enter
distance or rotation
angle

Create Tweak
Creates a tweak
using the current
settings in the dialog
box
Click to apply settings
and create the tweak

Edit Existing Trail

Initiates edit mode for
existing tweaks
Click to initiate the
edit, select the tweak
in the graphics
window, then change
the desired settings

Edit Existing Trail

Clears the settings in
the dialog box so that
you can set up
another tweak
Tip: Click open space
in the browser to clear
only the component
selection

Procedure
Click Create View
button
Click Explore
Directories button
Select Assembly file
to use
Click OK

Tweak Components
Selected Assembly
will be placed in
graphics window as
an isometric view
Select Tweak
Components

Establish an Axis
Select an edge, face,
or feature of any
component in the
graphics window to
set the direction triad
for the tweak
For rotational
transformations, it
may be best to
establish the axis in
the center of the part
to be tweaked

Direction of Transformation
To set the direction of
the transformation,
click on either the
button in the dialog
box or the desired
axis of the triad.

Select the Components

Select the component
or group of
components in the
graphics window or
browser
To remove a
component from the
group, press and hold
the Ctrl key while
selecting

Enter the Values

Enter desired
distance of tweak
Click on green arrow
button to confirm
tweak
If tweak is not desired
size, then change
value and click on
confirm arrow

Enter the Values

Click on Clear button
Begin process again
by establishing a new
axis