Is it possible to hide SOME of the exploded line sketch in
one display state and hide the other part of the sketch in another
display state? For example, isolate the front of an assembly an its
exploded parts with one display state and show the rear and it's
explosion in another.
I am trying to stay away from configurations.
thanks
Don't ask me how this ended up in the "enterprise PDM" category. I never had a chance to pick a category.
I am trying to stay away from configurations.
thanks
Don't ask me how this ended up in the "enterprise PDM" category. I never had a chance to pick a category.
I understand what you might have against configurations, but I think in this case they are the way to go. To my knowledge the explode line sketch is one sketch, and I am not aware that you can hide part of it dependant on a display state.
The way we handle this situation is to use derived configs, making sure that the option to suppress new mates and new components is selected. This way you don't get surprise additions in the derived exploded view. Then we suppress the items we don't want to show or appear in the BOM. Alternatively, it is possible to show a component and in its properties select "Exclude from Bill of Materials." This setting is specific to the configuration so it won't affect your master config BOM.
Hope this helps.