An exploded view of an assembly shows each component of the model separated from the other components. An exploded view affects the appearance of the assembly only. The design intent and the true distance between the assembly components do not change.
The functions
ProAssemblyExplode() and
ProAssemblyUnexplode() enable you to explode and unexplode an assembly. The function
ProAssemblyIsExploded() identifies whether the specified assembly is exploded. Use this function in the assembly mode only.
The exploded status of an assembly depends on the mode. If an assembly is opened in the drawing mode, the state of the assembly in the drawing view is displayed. The drawing view does not represent the actual exploded state of the assembly. Use the function
ProDrawingViewExplodedGet() to get the exploded state of an assembly for a specified drawing view.