You can temporarily disable the automatic update of mates between a
Toolbox component and a non-Toolbox component by clearing Automatic Update for
Toolbox Mates. By disabling the automatic update, you can improve
performance by making it quicker to edit mates, add mates, and manipulate
components.
When you disable automatic mate updates:
- Toolbox fasteners do not move if you move the components to which they are
mated. Non-Toolbox components do move.
- Performance improves when working in assemblies with several Toolbox
components inserted and mated at the top level. For example, in assemblies
with hundreds of fastener stacks at the top level, updating these mates can
impact assembly performance when performing actions like solving mates,
adding mates, and dragging components.
Performance improvements do not occur when Toolbox components are:
- In subassemblies because the option affects solving mates at the top level
only.
- Patterned, because patterned instances do not use mates.
You must disable Automatic Update for Toolbox Mates each time
you open an assembly.
To disable automatic mate updates:
In an assembly with Toolbox
components, in the FeatureManager design tree, right-click the
Mates
folder and clear
Automatic Update for Toolbox Mates.
The
Mates folder and the mates
inside it appear with this icon:
.
To update
the mates:
All mates in the assembly are
updated.