Repairing Dangling Relations

In the Display/Delete Relations PropertyManager, you can use Find Replacement to fix dangling relations in a sketch. Use Repair All Dangling to automatically fix all dangling relations.

You can use Auto Repair Sketch Relation or Dimension to repair the selected dangling relation from the context toolbar.

These options are available only for 2D sketches. Dangling relations that have external references cannot be repaired using Repair All Dangling and Find Replacement. You must manually repair these dangling relations.

To repair dangling relations:
  1. Open a model that has a dangling relation.
  2. Click Display/Delete Relations (Dimensions/Relations toolbar) or Tools > Relations > Display/Delete.
  3. In the PropertyManager, under Relations, select a dangling relation.
  4. Under Entities, click Find Replacement.

    SOLIDWORKS® searches for a replacement. A message appears if a replacement is not found.

    Repair All Dangling and Find Replacement are available when a sketch has dangling relations.
  5. When a replacement is found, review the replacement listed in Entity to replace the one selected above and then click Replace.