BmExplode – Bricsys Support and Help Center

BmExplode creates a block with an exploded representation of the current assembly. You can insert this block at any given location.

It supports two levels of the exploded representation: top and bottom. Top-level means that the assembly will be exploded down to top level components; Bottom-level means that the assembly will be exploded down to bottom level components.

The steps to create an exploded representation are automatically completed and are displayed in the Mechanical Browser. You can add, delete and reorder the steps from the Mechanical Browser. Animate a single step of an explosion or the entire sequence.

Accessing the Command

command bar: bmexplode
menu bar: Assembly | Explode
toolbar: Assembly | Explode
ribbon: Assembly | Tools | Explode

: bmexplode

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select explosion algorithm [Table by types/Linear/Manual/Settings] <Manual>: (Choose the algorithm or set the necessary options)

Select exploded view behaviour [Edit/Generate drawing views/Finish] <Finish>:

(Choose to further action)

Command Options

Option	Description
Table by Types	Selects the Table by Types. The Table by Types algorithm groups identical parts on the same row and different parts on different rows. Prompts you: Select exploded view behaviour [Edit/Generate drawing views/Finish] <Finish>: - choose an option or press Enter.
Linear	Automatically creates exploded representations of assemblies in a given direction, taking into account possible physical collisions between components. Prompts you: Select axial entity or define axis by [2Points/Xaxis/Yaxis/Zaxis] <2Points>: - specify movement direction by using coordinate axis, linear edge or two arbitrary points
Automatic	Selects the Automatic algorithm, which will automatically determine the directions for each part, taking into account possible physical collisions between components. Prompts you: Enter the minimal gap [enable Leader follower/use Current projection for gap/Auto] <Auto>: - choose an option, or enter the gap between parts, or press Enter. Enable Leader follower - enables the detection of parts that should move in a coherent manner. If enabled, parts that are inserted into other parts will follow the movement of the base parts they are inserted into. This option is incompatible with use Current projection for gap* option.* Use Current projection for gap - enables the gap calculation with respect to the current camera orientation. It minimizes the probability that some parts will be hidden by other parts on a 2D view with the current camera orientation. This option is incompatible with enable Leader follower* option.* Auto - enables automatic gap calculation.
Manual	Selects the manual mode. This creates an exact copy of the assembly, ready to create a customized exploded view. Prompts you: Select exploded view behaviour [Edit/Generate drawing views/Finish] <Finish>: - choose an option or press Enter.
Settings	Gives access to the command settings; Prompts you: Select explode level or set block name [Top/Bottom/set Name/BAck] - choose an option. Top: If selected, the assembly will be exploded using only top-level components. Bottom: If selected, the assembly will be exploded down to bottom-level components. set Name: Set the name for the exploded representation; Prompts you: Name for exploded block: - Type the name of the exploded representation. If this name is already assigned to another exploded representation, a postfix will be added, starting from '_2.' BAck: Returns to the previous prompt.
Edit	Opens the exploded representation for editing. Prompts you: -bedit, Block name or ? to list existing blocks: Manual_Top_2 Use BCLOSE or the Block Edit toolbar to end the block edit session.
Generate drawing views	Generates drafting views from an exploded representation. Prompts you: Enter new or existing layout name to make current <Layout1>: - Enter the Layout name of the layout for the exploded representation
Finish	Concludes the command