How do you delete all mates in Solidworks?

How do you purge unused mates in SOLIDWORKS?

Purge Unused Features



You can also selectively delete unused reference geometry and sketches that have no child references in the model. You can access this feature and change your SOLIDWORKS settings by right-clicking the part, and clicking Purge Unused Features.

How do you Unmate in SOLIDWORKS?

Deleting a Mating Relationship

1. Click the mate in the FeatureManager design tree.
2. Do one of the following: Press the Delete key. Click Edit > Delete. Right-click and select Delete.
3. Click Yes to confirm the deletion.

How do you do multiple mates in SOLIDWORKS?

Select the faces, edges, planes, and so on that you want to mate together. Select the entity to which you want to mate several other components. Select entities on two or more other components to mate to the common reference. A mate is added for each component.

How do you delete in SOLIDWORKS?

To delete an item:

1. Select one or more items to delete in the graphics area or in the FeatureManager design tree.
2. Click Delete (Standard toolbar), click Edit > Delete or press Delete.

How do I delete a suppressed part in Solidworks?

You can also right-click a feature in the FeatureManager design tree and do one of the following to unsuppress the selected feature:

1. Select Unsuppress. (In parts with multiple configurations, applies to only the current configuration.)
2. Select Properties, then in the dialog box, clear Suppressed.

How do I edit a mate in Solidworks?

To modify a mate:

1. Expand the Mates folder in the FeatureManager design tree. …
2. In the PropertyManager, select the mate to edit and change the options. …
3. To replace one entity with another, click the entity to replace in the Mate Selections box, press Delete, then select the new entity.
4. Click .

How do you fix mates in Solidworks?

Try these actions, which sometimes fix the problem:

1. Drag a component to snap it into place.
2. Suppress and unsuppress the affected mates.
3. If the components are far from their correct positions, suppress some of their mates, move the components closer to their correct positions, then unsuppress the mates.

How do you Lockmate in Solidworks?

Lock all free concentric mates in an entire assembly



Right-click on the overall Mates folder and select ‘Lock Concentric Rotation’. But again, it will only lock those that are applied to under defined components that can spin freely.

What type of face can’t be selected when creating a concentric mate?

A coincident mate forces two planar faces to become coplanar. The faces can move along one another, but cannot be pulled apart. A concentric mate forces two cylindrical faces to become concentric. The faces can move along the common axis, but cannot be moved away from this axis.

How do I permanently delete SOLIDWORKS?

Access Programs and Features through Windows Control Panel



Select the SOLIDWORKS application that you wish to remove and choose Uninstall. When the Installation Manager launches, you will see a Windows reboot message.

How do you delete part of an object in SOLIDWORKS?

Click the component in the graphics area or in the FeatureManager design tree. Press the Delete key, click Edit > Delete, or right-click and select Delete.

How do I delete a model in SOLIDWORKS?

To delete models and parts: In the Palette, on the Models tab in the Model tree, right-click a model or part and click Edit > Delete.