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Suppress

Suppress Mates Icon

The Suppress Mate command temporarily disables a mate. Use it when checking assembly constraints or troubleshooting conflicts. A suppressed mate can be restored later.

Steps

  1. Hover over the mate node to suppress

  2. Click the "Suppress" icon on the right side of the node.

Step 1 - Hover over the mate node to suppress:

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Step 2 - Click the "Suppress" icon:

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Notes

  • To restore a suppressed mate, click the "Unsuppress" icon on the right side of the mate node.

  • Suppressed mate nodes appear differently in the structure tree.

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