Exploding an assembly of parts

tgm · 16 Jul 2011, 17:17

Is there a plugin available to explode a group of groups and or components to create a type of assembly drawing showing all the individual parts and how they ultimately go together??
I have some custom cabinets that I modeled and there are some unique features that can only be seen when the components are viewed un-assembled. I have seen this type of action in another program but I can't remember where.

Any ideas,

Tom in PA

TIG · 16 Jul 2011, 17:23

There's Pilou's 'Eclate-Deplace' here... search the Plugins Index...
There's also one on Smustard.com == 'Bomb'?

Rich O Brien · 16 Jul 2011, 17:30

Doesn't bomb.rb 'explode' as in native explode. Not exploded for viewing?

TIG · 16 Jul 2011, 17:37

You are right! I wasn't sure hence the '?'
I was actually thinking of their 'ExplodeImplode' @$20!

tgm · 16 Jul 2011, 17:50

TIG,

Pilou's plugin was just what I was looking for. I looked the Plugin Index and went right by it. I tried searching first but have used the wrong terminology.

Thanks,

Tom in PA

Rich O Brien · 16 Jul 2011, 17:52

The 'Bomb'? Was taken to mean you weren't familiar with the name rather than it's use. We were both misguided and misjudged. Truce?

Glad it works for you Tom

Dave R · 16 Jul 2011, 18:14

I need to make exploded views quite frequently. I've tried both of the plugins suggested but I found they don't make the exploded views I need so I do it manually. It really isn't very difficult nor time consuming and it gives me better control than I get with the Plugins.

TIG · 16 Jul 2011, 20:05

Pilou == Frenchie so he uses obscure names like 'Eclate-Deplace' which means something lie 'explode-move'