In SOLIDWORKS 2019, you can go through an exploded view step-by-step. You can also roll back an exploded view to see the results of each step.
To open the Explode PropertyManager for an existing exploded view:
- On the ConfigurationManager
tab, expand the configuration.
- Right-click Exploded View
and click Edit Feature
.
You can use the following functionality in the PropertyManager:
- Modify the name for a new or existing step.
- Insert a step above the rollback bar.
- Drag an active step to reorder the steps.
- Resize the height of the Explode Steps box.
- Click Add Step to add a step.
- Click Reset to reset options.
- Click Roll Back
and Roll Forward
to roll back or roll forward steps.
- Suppress a step. Suppressed steps are not shown in the graphics area for Explode Steps or Smart Explode Lines. Suppressed steps remain suppressed regardless of the rollback bar position.
- Specifies the default name to Explode Step + number. When you select Auto-space components on drag, the default explode step name is Chain + number.
In the Exploded Steps PropertyManager and ConfigurationManager, you can roll back or roll forward steps by dragging the rollback bar.
Right-click a step located above the rollback bar to access the following tools:
- Roll Back
- Suppress
Right-click a step located below the rollback bar to access the following tools:
- Roll Forward
- Roll to Previous
- Roll to End
For the Animation Controller, the following controls changed:
- Fast forward
renamed to Next step.
- Rewind
renamed to Previous step.
- Stop
has been removed.
- Play
and Pause
are shared in one control.