Why is the View Orientation button disabled for Exploded Views in Draft?
Exploded Views are very similar to Model Views, in that the camera captures the view, which includes the orientation. However, there is a workaround that will allow you to place Standard Drawing View Orientations of Exploded Views. Open the assembly in the Explode Environment and select an Orientation using the Quick View Cube or hotkeys (Ctrl+r, Ctrl+l, etc.). Once you have the desired orientation, create a new Display Configuration.
Now you can place a Drawing View in any Orientation, then right mouse click on it and go to Properties > Display tab. At the bottom of the Display tab dialog you will have an option to select a Display Configuration. Select the newly created Display Configuration. This will give you a Drawing View showing the Exploded View from with Orientation that the Display Configuration was created from.
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