EXPLODED VIEWS VERSUS BODYS AND PARTS IN ASSEMBLY Solidworks ?
It would be (if it's not possible) a very good idea that bodies and parts could explode in exploded views of assemblies, right? Does anyone know something about not having to create all the pieces of all the bodies in assemblies to get to explode everything in one view?
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https://hawkridgesys.com/blog/solidworks-exploded-views-multi-body-parts-6-steps
I'm not sure what year this was added, but I just tried it out in SW2017. It works well. You can even add explode line sketches.
As an option you could also use the Save Bodies command, and enable the option to also Create Assembly. Then there will be an assembly which the regular explode tools are used in.
I think the biggest limitation of exploding a multi-body part in an assembly will be getting all the parts in the best position. It might be a good idea to do the explode steps while in Edit Part mode if the multi-body part is also being placed in an assembly.
