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Create an exploded view into a storyboard timeline.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
5 min.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:03
In this tutorial, you create an exploded view for the base assembly of the Autodesk ember printer.
00:09
From the Home layout tab, click open the Projects menu and click Settings.
00:14
In the Projects dialog, click Browse and navigate to where you saved the project files for this tutorial.
00:21
Select Ember-BS-PRE.ipj and click Open.
00:26
In the Projects dialog, click Done.
00:30
In the ribbon, File tab, click New.
00:34
In the Create New File dialog, expand the Metric folder and select the Standard (mm).ipn template.
00:42
Click Create.
00:44
In the Insert dialog, choose Ember-BS-PRE.iam as the assembly file to import.
00:51
Click Open.
00:53
You can now start making tweaks to create your exploded view.
00:58
Notice that by default the individual parts are being selected as you hover over them.
01:02
To change this, from the Quick Access toolbar, expand the Select drop-down and choose Select Component Priority.
01:10
In the model window, right-click to open the Marking menu.
01:14
Select Tweak Components.
01:17
Change the selection option to Component.
01:20
Select the projector subassembly and use the triad arrow pointing up to drag it upwards,
01:27
or enter in a value of 210 millimeters to offset the component from the base.
01:32
Click the green checkmark to complete the tweak.
01:36
Using the model browser, expand the model tree for Scene1 and then Ember-BS-PRE.iam.
01:44
Select the eight components starting with 9209.
01:49
Right-click the model window to open the Marking menu and select Tweak Components.
01:55
Use the arrow pointing up (Z-direction) and move them approximately 40mm.
02:01
In the model browser, hold CTRL and select the two fans,
02:06
keeping the same eight screws that you moved in the previous operation selected.
02:11
Move the screws and fans 170mm up in the Z-direction.
02:16
Click the green checkmark to complete the command.
02:19
In the viewport, Select the two mounting screws for the control panel subassembly,
02:26
and then restart the Tweak Components command to drag them up about 17mm.
02:33
Click the Green checkmark.
02:35
Press CTRL and select the Control Panel Assembly v4, then the two mounting screws.
02:42
Restart the Tweak Components command.
02:45
Use the arrows to move them up (Z-direction) 100mm and away (Y-direction) -100mm.
02:54
Click the green checkmark to complete the command.
02:57
Select the six screws, named 94500A222:3 through 95400A222:8, which are used to hold down the projector assembly.
03:13
Restart Tweak Components and move the screws up 310mm, above the projector assembly.
03:19
Click the green checkmark.
03:21
Click on the divider between the view tab and the Storyboards Panel and drag up to expand the storyboard timeline.
03:29
Notice that each tweak has been placed in sequential order as they were created.
03:34
These last screws that you moved are not in the right location for its assembly.
03:39
In the Storyboard1 Timeline, press CTRL and select the Move operation for the screws.
03:46
Drag them to the beginning of the timeline, so they are in the correct assembly sequence relative to the other tweaks that you made.
03:55
Using the same Tweak Components method, offset the Connecter PCB and its mounting screws,
04:02
up and away 100mm each from the assembly.
04:09
The final tweak is to move the main PCB board and its attachment screws using the same approach.
04:16
Now that you have created all the tweaks to create your exploded view,
04:21
you can go back to the storyboard beginning in the storyboard timeline and run the animation to check that the animation is correct.
04:29
At the top of the Storyboard panel, click Play Current Storyboard to review the assembly sequence.
04:35
On the ribbon, in the Presentation menu, Publish panel, click Video.
04:41
In the Publish to Video dialog, enable Reverse to publish the video in the order of assembly, rather than disassembly.
04:48
Click OK to create the video
Video transcript
00:03
In this tutorial, you create an exploded view for the base assembly of the Autodesk ember printer.
00:09
From the Home layout tab, click open the Projects menu and click Settings.
00:14
In the Projects dialog, click Browse and navigate to where you saved the project files for this tutorial.
00:21
Select Ember-BS-PRE.ipj and click Open.
00:26
In the Projects dialog, click Done.
00:30
In the ribbon, File tab, click New.
00:34
In the Create New File dialog, expand the Metric folder and select the Standard (mm).ipn template.
00:42
Click Create.
00:44
In the Insert dialog, choose Ember-BS-PRE.iam as the assembly file to import.
00:51
Click Open.
00:53
You can now start making tweaks to create your exploded view.
00:58
Notice that by default the individual parts are being selected as you hover over them.
01:02
To change this, from the Quick Access toolbar, expand the Select drop-down and choose Select Component Priority.
01:10
In the model window, right-click to open the Marking menu.
01:14
Select Tweak Components.
01:17
Change the selection option to Component.
01:20
Select the projector subassembly and use the triad arrow pointing up to drag it upwards,
01:27
or enter in a value of 210 millimeters to offset the component from the base.
01:32
Click the green checkmark to complete the tweak.
01:36
Using the model browser, expand the model tree for Scene1 and then Ember-BS-PRE.iam.
01:44
Select the eight components starting with 9209.
01:49
Right-click the model window to open the Marking menu and select Tweak Components.
01:55
Use the arrow pointing up (Z-direction) and move them approximately 40mm.
02:01
In the model browser, hold CTRL and select the two fans,
02:06
keeping the same eight screws that you moved in the previous operation selected.
02:11
Move the screws and fans 170mm up in the Z-direction.
02:16
Click the green checkmark to complete the command.
02:19
In the viewport, Select the two mounting screws for the control panel subassembly,
02:26
and then restart the Tweak Components command to drag them up about 17mm.
02:33
Click the Green checkmark.
02:35
Press CTRL and select the Control Panel Assembly v4, then the two mounting screws.
02:42
Restart the Tweak Components command.
02:45
Use the arrows to move them up (Z-direction) 100mm and away (Y-direction) -100mm.
02:54
Click the green checkmark to complete the command.
02:57
Select the six screws, named 94500A222:3 through 95400A222:8, which are used to hold down the projector assembly.
03:13
Restart Tweak Components and move the screws up 310mm, above the projector assembly.
03:19
Click the green checkmark.
03:21
Click on the divider between the view tab and the Storyboards Panel and drag up to expand the storyboard timeline.
03:29
Notice that each tweak has been placed in sequential order as they were created.
03:34
These last screws that you moved are not in the right location for its assembly.
03:39
In the Storyboard1 Timeline, press CTRL and select the Move operation for the screws.
03:46
Drag them to the beginning of the timeline, so they are in the correct assembly sequence relative to the other tweaks that you made.
03:55
Using the same Tweak Components method, offset the Connecter PCB and its mounting screws,
04:02
up and away 100mm each from the assembly.
04:09
The final tweak is to move the main PCB board and its attachment screws using the same approach.
04:16
Now that you have created all the tweaks to create your exploded view,
04:21
you can go back to the storyboard beginning in the storyboard timeline and run the animation to check that the animation is correct.
04:29
At the top of the Storyboard panel, click Play Current Storyboard to review the assembly sequence.
04:35
On the ribbon, in the Presentation menu, Publish panel, click Video.
04:41
In the Publish to Video dialog, enable Reverse to publish the video in the order of assembly, rather than disassembly.
04:48
Click OK to create the video
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