Explode - Render Animate (ERA)

1. Open Assembly
2. Go to Tools
3. Select ERA
4. Select the option Explode Manually

EXPLODE
5. How to explode a Component :-

a. Select the component to be exploded. (Right Click)

b. Select the component (Stationary) in reference to which the exploded
component should offset. (Right Click)
c. Select the required surface of stationary component from which
exploded component should offset. (Right Click)
d. Select the direction of offset. (Right Click)
e. Enter the offset distance in Toolbar.
f. Explode & Finish.

6. In Configurations tab, select Display Configurations, add your display

configuration in New tab.
7. Open Animation Editor.
8. (Double Tap) Explosion and add your exploded file and OK.

RENDER
9. How to set Camera Path :-

a. Save all the views needed in animation from View Orientation option
in Status Bar.
b. (Double Tap) Camera option in Animation Editor
c. Select Build using named Views
d. Add all your views in required sequence and Finish
e. Edit the position of views by dragging the key frame in Camera Path
timeline.
 OR

a. Add only first and last view of your animation in Build using named
Views option.
b. Now go to frame number where key frame is required.
c. Set the view required and save it in View Orientation option
d. Now right click on Camera Path timeline and at required frame number
and select option Insert Key frame and your current view would be
added as Camera view at that frame number.

10. How to set Appearance Event :-

a. Select New Appearance Event in Animation Prompt bar.

b. Select the component need to be rendered. (Right Click)
c. Select the required appearance settings and enter the duration.
d. Rename and Finish.
e. Now you can edit the appearance event in Appearance timeline and
can also edit its position.

Animate
11. Now edit the Start Frame and End Frame of all Explosion & Appearance events
by right clicking on the event and select Properties.

Important Notes
While Exploding components, only one explode event can be given to one
component.
While exploding, stationary component can be used repeatedly for referencing
but one surface of reference component should be used only once as a good
practice.
While saving views, views captured will be different when the Animation prompt
bar is Maximized and Minimized, so the view should be saved only by minimizing
the Animation prompt bar.