Patent ID: 8363052

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: providing a rendering of a three-dimensional assembly of components; determining an explosion sequence for separating first components of the assembly wherein the explosion sequence comprises stages in which each stage represents a different spatial relationship between two or more of the first components; receiving a first input from an interactive control and selecting a first stage in the explosion sequence based on the first input; responsive to the first input, updating the rendering of the assembly to show the first stage of the explosion sequence; receiving a second input from the interactive control and selecting a different second stage in the explosion sequence based on the second input; responsive to the second input, updating the rendering of the assembly to show the second stage of the explosion sequence; receiving input indicating that images of a plurality of stages of the explosion sequence are to be saved; saving images of the indicated plurality of stages; and creating a presentation which includes images of the indicated plurality of stages.