ExplodedAssembly Workbench

Introduction

FreeCAD workbench to create exploded views and animations of assemblies.

Note. This workbench has been migrated to a new repository: ExplodedAssembly

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: Old repo.
• Source code on github: Old repo.

Installation

Automatic installation

This workbench can be installed from the Addon Manager.

From GitHub

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

Tools

Links to ExplodedAnimation WB

• Workbench Wiki:
• FreeCAD Wiki:
• FreeCAD Forum: http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=9028
• Tutorials:
• Videos: tutorial
• Files:
• Report bugs: Please report bugs at

Other useful links

• External workbenches
• Macros recipes