ExplodedAssembly Workbench
Introduction
FreeCAD 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
- Author: JMG1
- Home page: ExplodedAssembly
- Source code on github: ExplodedAssembly
Tools
Toolbar
Drop down menu
- 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
Other
- File:ExplodedAssembly AnimationCamera.png Animation Camera
- Animation Camera Edge
- Animation Camera Follow
- Animation Camera Manual
- File:ExplodedAssembly TrajectoryEdit.png Trajectory Edit
- Wire Trajectory
- File:ExplodedAssembly ExplodedAssemblyIcon.png ExplodedAssembly icon
Installation
Automatic installation
See Installing
From GitHub
Using git on Ubuntu & Mint:
- Open the command propmpt (terminal) with the keys ctrl+alt+t
- Install git: sudo apt-get install git
- Clone repository: git clone https://github.com/JMG1/ExplodedAssembly ~/.FreeCAD/Mod/ExplodedAssembly
That's all, the next time you launch FreeCAD the workbench should be incorporated automagically.
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 drive: \Users\your_user_name\AppData\Roaming\FreeCAD\Mod
Links to ExplodedAssembly WB
- Workbench Wiki:
- FreeCAD Wiki:
- FreeCAD Forum: http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=9028
- Tutorials:
- Videos: [1] [2]
- Files: inside the workbench
Other useful links
- [xxxxxxxxxxx]:
- Sandbox:ExplodedAnimation
- DevWorkbenches: List of workbenches in development.