Confirm Delete Dialog Box

You can use options in the Confirm Delete dialog box to remove selected items and their related dependent items.

In Basic mode, you can delete all absorbed features and all child features for a deleted item. In Advanced mode, you can delete individual absorbed features and child features.

In an assembly document, when you delete a component, you can select mates to delete. You can delete all assembly features, but keep the propagated features in selected child parts.

When you delete a Hole Wizard feature, you can retain the hole position sketch. In the Confirm Delete dialog box, clear the Delete absorbed features option to delete only the hole profile sketch and keep the hole position sketch.

To delete the hole position sketch, select Delete absorbed features. For more information, see Hole Wizard Overview

To open the Confirm Delete dialog box:

In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click a component that has dependent features or mates, and click Delete .

If you previously selected Don't show again in the Confirm Delete dialog box, the dialog box does not open.

To show the dialog box, click Tools > Options and under Messages/Errors/Warnings, click Dismissed messages. Clear Do you really want to delete the following item(s)?.

And all dependent items Lists absorbed features and child features.
Delete absorbed features Adds absorbed features to the list of dependent items.
Delete child features Adds child features to the list of dependent items.
Don't show again Suppresses the deletion message.
Basic or Advanced In Basic mode, all absorbed features and all child features are selected for deletion.

In Advanced mode, you can select individual absorbed features and individual child features to delete.
Yes and Yes to All Deletes the selected item. When deleting more than one item, click Yes to All to delete all items at the same time.

If there are dangling features, a warning message displays about the issue. Click Continue (Ignore Error) or Stop and Repair.
If errors are present, you must manually resolve any errors.