Manipulate component positions with transform

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Manipulate component positions with transform.

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After completing this video,

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you'll be able to

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manually explode components.

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To get started in Fusion,

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we want to carry on with the supply data set internal combustion Engine.F3D.

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We're gonna first begin by creating a new storyboard,

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making sure that it's clean and say,

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OK.

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To change the initial position of components

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and make sure that everything is visible,

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we first need to take the playhead and put it into the scratch zone.

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This allows us to zoom out,

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expand our components,

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and show any hidden components that we want to include.

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If we were to do this when the timeline was at a position,

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anytime we make any adjustments,

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it's gonna record that movement,

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whether it's a camera movement or movement of components.

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So keep in mind any initial changes that you want

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to make should be done in the scratch zone.

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So,

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roll the playhead back to the scratch zone.

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Select and change or delete remove any of the original features that you need,

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show all the components,

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and then bring the playhead back out.

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Next,

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we want to talk about transforming components.

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We have a couple of options from manual explode,

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auto explode,

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all levels on one level,

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and we have transformed components.

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Transform components is going to give us the

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most granular control over where components go.

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Options like auto explode and manual explode,

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we use an explosion slider.

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They do allow us to turn on things like trailline visibility,

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but we don't have as many options as we do with transformed components.

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So first,

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let's start by selecting the cylinder and pulling it up.

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Then I want to left click,

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and I want to take the crank.

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Keep in mind that the crank is comprised of multiple solid bodies.

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In order for things to move inside of an animation timeline,

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they need to be components.

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So anything in your design that is created as a body,

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if it's got multiple solid bodies,

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those will need to be converted to components

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if you wish for them to move individually.

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I'm gonna turn on trail line visibility and use split transforms.

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Split transforms allows us to record multiple

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movements as individual segments of the transform.

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If instead we select,

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say the piston and turn off split transform,

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if I were to pull this up,

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And pull it forward and turn on trail line visibility,

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it's gonna be a straight line path from its original position.

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If we use split transform,

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it'll record those movements for us.

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Once again,

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using transform components gives us the most amount of granularity

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when we're creating these transforms.

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In this case,

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I'm gonna make multiple selections,

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pulling components out,

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and once I'm done,

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I can say,

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OK.

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We can play this back,

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allowing all the components to move,

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and we can also make any adjustments we need in the timeline.

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For example,

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if I want some of these components to move later on,

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I can simply drag them away,

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and I can do the same thing with these.

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Simply pull them to the right hand side.

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When we're inside of transform components.

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If we make a transform,

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and we want it to happen at a different point in the timeline,

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we simply need to move the playhead before making another selection.

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If we play this back,

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once again,

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we can see all the movements happen based on the way we created them in the timeline.

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If you need to make any changes,

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you can always select specific transform components

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and delete them or revert them back to their original position.

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This can be helpful if you happen to make a mistake,

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and you can always go back,

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moving the playhead to a different position in the timeline

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and create another transform component.

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For example,

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if we need the piston to come up,

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we'll say OK.

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Now if we play the animation back,

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we can see everything move as intended.

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Creating an exploded view animation is a critical step in detailed drawings.

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Making sure that we understand that a detailed drawing view is going

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to come from the final position inside of your timeline is important,

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but we also need to remember that it will be using default views.

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It's going to be using the default front,

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top,

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right,

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or home positions.

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It's not going to be using the position that you

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have set as your camera inside of your animation timeline.

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This is why it's important to understand those default views,

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as well as the creation of named views to be used for animation,

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exploded views in detailed drawings.

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Once you're done here,

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let's go ahead and make sure that we save this before moving on.