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== Links to ExplodedAssembly Workbench ==
== Links to ExplodedAssembly Workbench ==


* Workbench Wiki:
* FreeCAD Wiki:
* FreeCAD Forum: http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=9028
* FreeCAD Forum: http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=9028
* Tutorials:
* Videos: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzYR7I2h7KQ] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t72qdG772Q8&feature=youtu.be]
* Videos: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzYR7I2h7KQ] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t72qdG772Q8&feature=youtu.be]
* Files: inside the workbench
* Files: inside the workbench

Revision as of 17:30, 20 November 2021

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Introduction

The ExplodedAssembly Workbench is an external workbench to create exploded views and animations of assemblies.

Features

  • Create nice explosions of assemblies graphically (no code at all!)
  • Create sub-exploded groups
  • Give rotation to screws and nuts for realistic disassembles
  • Use the provided auxiliary assembly tools to place your parts together
  • TODO feature: create trajectory from wires and sketches

References

Tools

Toolbar

Menu

Standard tools

  • Create Bolt Group
  • Create Simple Group
  • Modify Individual Object Trajectory
  • Place Before
  • Explode To Selection
  • Assemble
  • Play Backwards
  • Stop Animation
  • Play Forward
  • Disassemble
  • Trajectory Visibility
  • Align To Edge
  • Rotate 90
  • Poin To Point
  • Place Concentrically

Additional tools

These tools can be added to a custom toolbar. See Interface Customization.

  • Animation Camera Edge
  • Animation Camera Follow
  • Animation Camera Manual
  • Wire Trajectory

Installation

Automatic installation

This workbench can be installed from the Addon Manager.

From GitHub

Using git on Ubuntu & Mint:

That's all, the next time you launch FreeCAD the workbench should be available.

To install manually download this repository as ZIP and:

  • For Ubuntu, Mint and similar OS's, extract it inside: /home/username/.FreeCAD/Mod
  • For Windows, extract it inside: C:\Users\your_user_name\AppData\Roaming\FreeCAD\Mod

Links to ExplodedAssembly Workbench

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