Reordering Mate Features

jon_woellhaf

I can drag and drop to reorder -- or rearrange -- Instances. Is there a way to do the same with Mate Features?

mahir

I don't believe so, other than deleting your mates and recreating them in the desired order. I can't say for sure, but I suspect it's more of an aesthetic issue, and that the mates don't necessarily solve in the same order that they are listed. It's likely a multi-threaded server task with all the mates solving simultaneously. @ilya_baran, amiright?

ilya_baran

@mahir You're correct -- the order of mates should not matter, as they are solved simultaneously.

brucebartlett

@mahir @ilya_baran I think what the OP is asking is there the ability to move and group mates to make it easier to understand structure. For example, I like to have my main pivot mates at the top of the list and at the moment I can only do this by creation order. 

jon_woellhaf

brucebartlett said:

@mahir @ilya_baran I think what the OP is asking is there the ability to move and group mates to make it easier to understand structure. For example, I like to have my main pivot mates at the top of the list and at the moment I can only do this by creation order. 

Bruce, yes, that's correct. Thanks for clarifying.

Jake_Rosenfeld

Please submit an Improvement request in the 'Improvement Requests' section of this forum to put this on our radar and help us prioritize the work!

brucebartlett

https://forum.onshape.com/discussion/8486/allow-rearrangement-of-mate-features#latest