This option is available in SW03 - RMB a config under the config tab and click "New Exploded view" when the menu pops up click Auto explode.
This is the same for SW04 PR1
Regards, Scott
I have been looking at the new features in Solidworks 2004 for
> assembly drawings and am really impressed. The new auto-ballooning
> and multiple configuration BOM's should cut my time doing assembly
> documentation in half and keep me from searching for those pesky
> little parts like nearly identical sized fasteners in a 150 part
> assembly (where's waldo). Now if someone could only tell me how to
> get the auto explode to work I would be really happy. Has anybody
> been able to get it to work or figure out how it tries to rearrange
> parts? Does it use mate type, order, insertion location, (pick-up
> sticks)? Any clues would be much appreciated.