U225X PUBLIC-SAFE CONVERSATION NOTE

RECORD: CHAT-0126
TOPIC: Create Exploded Drawings
IMPORTED: 2026.08.18

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EXTRACTED REQUEST: DOES SOLID WORKS 2025 HAVE AN EASY WAY TO CREATE EXPLODED DRAWINGS

RECOVERED CONVERSATION EXCERPTS
USER MESSAGES:
1. DOES SOLID WORKS 2025 HAVE AN EASY WAY TO CREATE EXPLODED DRAWINGS

ASSISTANT RESPONSES:
1. Yes. SOLIDWORKS 2025 has a built-in exploded-view workflow, and for a normal assembly it is pretty easy. The important thing is that you create the explosion in the assembly first, then tell the drawing view to display that exploded state. [embedded media omitted] The easiest workflow In your assembly: 1. Open the assembly. 2. Go to Insert → Exploded View. 3. Click the component(s) you want to move. 4. SOLIDWORKS gives you a triad. 5. Drag the appropriate arrow to move the parts outward. 6. Click Done for that step. 7. Select the next group of components and repeat. 8. Green check when finished. You can move multiple components at once, rotate components, create radial explode steps, and reuse exploded views t…

EXTRACTED KNOWLEDGE / HOW-TO
- Open the assembly.
- Go to Insert → Exploded View.
- Click the component(s) you want to move.
- SOLIDWORKS gives you a triad.
- Drag the appropriate arrow to move the parts outward.
- Click Done for that step.
- Select the next group of components and repeat.
- Green check when finished.
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