exploded view

One object pulled apart along a single axis, the parts spaced out in order, with thin lines showing how they line up when it is assembled. Nothing hides behind anything else. Use it when the parts are physically nested, or when a routine is one motion you cannot slow down, because the drawing gives you a separate look at each part and at every joint between them.

One object pulled apart along a single axis, the parts spaced out in order, with thin lines showing how they line up when it is assembled. Nothing hides behind anything else. Use it when the parts are physically nested, or when a routine is one motion you cannot slow down, because the drawing gives you a separate look at each part and at every joint between them.

Example

Best when the parts normally sit inside or on top of each other, so a face-on drawing hides most of them.