SolidWorks 2010 Bible

Part I: SolidWorks Basics

FIGURE 1.26

The Display/Delete Relations PropertyManager enables you to repair broken relations

Using Suppressed sketch relations

Suppressing a sketch relation means that the relation is turned off and not used to compute the posi-

tion of sketch entities. Suppressed relations are generally used in conjunction with configurations.

Cross-Reference
Configurations are discussed in detail in Chapter 10. n

Working with Associativity

In SolidWorks, associativity refers to links between documents, such as a part that has an associa-

tive link to a drawing. If the part changes, the drawing updates as well. Bi-directional associativity

means that the part can be changed from the part or the drawing document window. One of the

implications of this is that you do not edit a SolidWorks drawing by simply moving lines on the

drawing; you must change the model, which causes all drawing views of the part or assembly to

update correctly.