| Explode the assembly first In order for the view you insert to be displayed as an exploded view, you must first use the Explode Assembly command to create the exploded view Visual bookmark of the assembly. The exploded view you create in the drawing reflects the "explode assembly" conditions specified in the assembly. |
| 1 | Create a new drawing by using the File  New
Drawing command (if you haven't already done so). |
| 2 | Start the Exploded View command. |
| 3 | The first time you insert a view into a new drawing, the think3 application displays the Referenced Model dialog box. Select the model from which you want to create the view, and then click OK. |
| 4 | As soon as you specify the model, the program displays the Edit explosion dialog box. At the top right corner of the box, you have the Visual bookmark combo box that lists the exploded view visual bookmarks that have been created in the assembly model. You can choose any of them, see the preview and create the 2D exploded view. You can generate the exploded view as per the orientation set in the assembly by checking the Visual bookmark orientation button under View orientation or choose to re-orient the exploded view. See Change View Orientation. See also Managing Views about establishing the view. |
| 5 | When you have finished establishing the custom view, click OK to continue. |
| 6 | The program quickly calculates the view and displays a preview image of the view, attached to the cursor. The program prompts you to enter the view origin. Click to position the view.
After inserting the view, you may want to specify a suitable format for the drawing sheet, insert a border and title block, and then insert other views (such as projected, auxiliary, detail, cross-section, sectioned, developed, or exploded views). |
| Note Factors which affect the appearance of the view, such as the visibility of its view name and the visibility of specific types of entities, are controlled from the various categories under Drawing of the Options/Properties.. dialog box. After you create a view, you can change the scale and many of its properties from the various categories of the Drawing View. |