I am trying to update several explode steps. When I update one step it works fine; but when I update the next step it undoes the previous change made. For example modifed step 4 to go from 3 in to 2 in. Then got to Step 7 and change from 4 in to 3.5. Step 4 instantly reverts back to 3 in. Using 2017 SP 5.0
This has happened on several assemblies. In the past I have deleted steps and recreated; but is time consuming for larger asemblies
The same thing happens if I change step 7 first and then step 4. When changing step 4 step 7 reverts back to original number
Yes I have the same problem and it's a real PITA. This feature used to work fairly well, now it is almost unusable. I wish someone had answer for this. I have hundreds of models and drawings with exploded views. They are really frustrating to work with now.
This has had me pulling my hair out all morning. I've finally found that after editing the explode distance, if I don't click "Apply" before clicking "Done", the previous step edit does not get reverted. Still kind of annoying but at least I can get my exploded views looking nice again.
I'm on SW2017 SP5.0 as well.
I was just going to pop in here and suggest this. The explode tool is very picky it seems and requires that you click Apply and then click Done before moving to another step to edit that one. [2016 SP5.0]
What I was experiencing was the opposite. If I did click Apply and then click Done, my previous edit was reverted. But if I clicked Done without clicking Apply, my previous edit stayed.
But of course after posting that reply it stopped working for me that way =( so now I'm pulling my hair out again
I am having this same problem on different assemblies. This was not an issue before 2017. Support suggested to upgrade to 2018. Once I finally did, the issue has still been present. For a particular exploded view, clicking Done (and not Apply) worked in that the part(s) moved additional amount I specified in the distance dialog box. However, if I go back to the same step to edit, the Distance value is still the original value.
So, if it was at 100, and I changed it to 150, the parts will move 50. But when I edit the step again the value will still be 100. If I enter 150 again it will move the part(s) out another 50, bringing the total to 200 from the original location.
Clicking Apply at any point in editing any step will revert the parts back to 100. Editing exploded line sketch (or deleting and creating new one) will revert exploded step distances. It's as if SW remembers the original distance value when the step was first created. Best solution is to delete and start over.
I find it more reliable to edit explode steps in reverse order.