The Confirm Delete dialog box provides you with basic and advanced options to remove one or more selected items.
When the Confirm Delete dialog box is in Basic mode, you can select all absorbed features and all child features for deletion. When the dialog box is in Advanced mode, you can select individual absorbed and child features for deletion and allow others to remain.
In an assembly document, when you delete a component, you can select which mates to delete. You can delete assembly features, but keep the propagated features in selected child parts.
To delete an item that has dependent features or mates:
If errors are present, you must manually resolve any errors.