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   Hello, I'm hoping to get some general tips on constraints.  On a fairly large assembly with a pipe from which I deleted all the constraints, it still disallows new mates.  It seems locked into an orientation, but regardless - I have deleted the subassembly and placed a new one in the iam.  The new one still seems to have some type of constraint hanging on like a hidden booger.  It refuses to attach - no constraints will work, aligned or mated.

-How do you like to look at a subassembly to see if it's free?
-Is there a way to clear constraints reliably?
-In the feature manager, is the obvious location for mates the only one?  Or there other hidden places?  
-What should I try to get the old one cleared out and put a new one in?

Thanks, Artemetra
Inventor Routed Systems 2010 SP 2 64 bit 

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artemetra Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 01.May.2011 Location: United States Using: Inventor 2010, Solidworks2010 Status: Offline Points: 1	Topic: Constraint ghosts! How to identify hidden mates. Posted: 07.Jun.2011 at 00:50
	Hello, I'm hoping to get some general tips on constraints. On a fairly large assembly with a pipe from which I deleted all the constraints, it still disallows new mates. It seems locked into an orientation, but regardless - I have deleted the subassembly and placed a new one in the iam. The new one still seems to have some type of constraint hanging on like a hidden booger. It refuses to attach - no constraints will work, aligned or mated. -How do you like to look at a subassembly to see if it's free? -Is there a way to clear constraints reliably? -In the feature manager, is the obvious location for mates the only one? Or there other hidden places? -What should I try to get the old one cleared out and put a new one in? Thanks, Artemetra Inventor Routed Systems 2010 SP 2 64 bit

NonkelDanny Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04.Feb.2012 Location: Belgium Using: INVENTOR 2011 Status: Offline Points: 7	Posted: 04.Feb.2012 at 08:35
	Hoi, Did you try " View - Degrees of Freedom "
	Regards, Danny

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