When you replace components in an assembly, the
Missing
Entities pop-up toolbar helps you to navigate through existing mates as you
replace mate references.
From the pop-up toolbar, you can:
- Show the replacement part alone, show the replacement part
with related parts, or show the entire assembly.
- Undo selections and operations.
- Delete mates.
- Skip mates.
- Switch
mate alignments.
To access the
Missing Entities pop-up toolbar,
select the Re-attach mates option in the
Replace
PropertyManager:
- Right-click a component and select Replace
Components.
- In the PropertyManager:
- For With this
one
, select a replacement
component.
- Under Options,
select Re-attach mates.
- Click
.
The Mated Entities
PropertyManager opens.
The
Missing Entities pop-up toolbar appears, and a window shows the original
component with the missing mate entity highlighted.
|
Isolate |
Controls which components are
visible in the graphics area, to help you focus on the missing mate
entities. Click Isolate and
select:
|
Selected
Entity |
Shows only the
component
that you are inserting. |
|
Entity and Mated
Parts |
Shows the component
that
you are inserting, plus
components that are mated to the
part
that
you
are replacing. |
|
Entire
Assembly |
Shows all
visible components in the assembly. |
|
|
Undo |
Undoes the previous
action. |
|
Delete Mates |
Deletes the selected mate. |
|
Next Reference |
Selects the next mate entity in
the list without taking action on the current entity. |
|
Flip Mate Alignment |
Switches
the alignment
of the mate. |