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Exploded View

Menu: ALF > Interactivity > Exploded View Setup

Pulls a machine apart so learners can see every piece, then puts it back together. It can open when the lesson reaches a certain step, when a learner presses a button, or both. Learners can also pick up the pieces and look at them closely.

Your model must be made of separate pieces

The tool moves the pieces of a model; it can't cut a single solid model apart. See Check your model first.

Quick start​

  1. Open ALF > Interactivity > Exploded View Setup.
  2. 1 Model: drag your model from the Hierarchy into step 1.
  3. 2 Coming apart: the distances are filled in for you.
  4. 3 Try it out: press the large button to see the model come apart.
  5. 4 Handling: choose whether learners can pick up the pieces.
  6. 5 Trigger: choose a lesson step, a push button, or both.
  7. 6 Save: press Save into the scene, then save the scene with Ctrl+S.

Guides​

  1. Models that can come apart
  2. Make a model come apart
  3. Adjust how the model comes apart
  4. Open the model at a lesson step
  5. Add a button that opens the model
  6. Let learners pick up the pieces
  7. Explode only part of a machine
  8. Edit or remove an exploded view
  9. Troubleshooting