Use for position setting only – that is, momentary binding

Do you know, that… ?

Sometimes in SOLIDWORKS you only need to add a mate temporarily to reposition a component.

When this situation may occur?

For example, if you want to make a drawing showing the assembly in a specific position – with aligned lever (and not set up somehow).

use only for position setting

Then add the appropriate constraints (here in parallel) i w options check before confirming Use for position setting only. The program inserts the constraint and deletes it immediately, so after validation, do not move the aligned component anymore.

use only for position setting

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