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How to keep the mates when I do a "Replace instance"?

hank_debey
hank_debey Member Posts: 28 ✭✭
in Community Support
I replace instances and the mates for the original instances are destroyed. Is there a way to keep the mates?

Best Answers

  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 6,102 image
    Answer ✓
    Mates are only kept if you are replacing a part with another that has the same internal face and edge id's (perhaps a copy or branch of the original), otherwise there's no way we can second-guess what mate references you want to use. 
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA
  • john_mcclary
    john_mcclary Member, Developers Posts: 4,102 PRO
    Answer ✓
    Adding mate connectors in the part studio to parts you replace frequently will preserve the mate

Answers

  • NeilCooke
    NeilCooke Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 6,102 image
    Answer ✓
    Mates are only kept if you are replacing a part with another that has the same internal face and edge id's (perhaps a copy or branch of the original), otherwise there's no way we can second-guess what mate references you want to use. 
    Senior Director, Technical Services, EMEA
  • john_mcclary
    john_mcclary Member, Developers Posts: 4,102 PRO
    Answer ✓
    Adding mate connectors in the part studio to parts you replace frequently will preserve the mate
  • hank_debey
    hank_debey Member Posts: 28 ✭✭
    Thanks.
  • david_rubli136
    david_rubli136 Member Posts: 18 PRO
    I made a copy of a complex plate that has many holes, add a few holes and when use the replace command, I'm loosing all mates

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