3DVIA your iPod #74: “Really fast exploded views”
Have you ever spent hours to create a complicated exploded view, with thrust lines and callouts, only to have to re-do it when engineering makes a change on you?
This week, Tod Cruikshank shows us how to quickly create exploded views for technical illustrations. While in animation mode, he uses an innovative set of 3DVIA Composer functions to complete his demonstration. In particular he:
- uses "associative paths" to create jagged thrust lines in one easy step;
- uses a combination of assembly motion and part motion to create those thrust lines;
- moves one part in an assembly, and then quickly applies that placement to other selected parts;
- creates convenient hot keys to further increase the pace of his work.
When I first saw this technique, I was blown away at how fast these illustrations can be created. I hope you are just as amazed when you watch this week's podcast. If you are looking to reduce your time to market, use 3DVIA Composer to speed up your technical illustration process!
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