Deleting Useless Elements

Useless elements are use-edge inputs which are no longer referenced by any use-edge. You can identify and delete useless use-edge input elements from the active layout in one shot.

Before you begin:
  • Open a 3D shape representation containing a layout with unreferenced use-edge inputs.
  • Open the layout in the 2D window, alongside the 3D window.
  • Go to Tools > Options > Mechanical > 2D Layout for 3D Design, Display tab and make sure Use edge inputs is selected in the Specification Tree area.
Related Topics
About Use-Edges

  1. Select Tools > Delete Useless Elements.

    In the specification tree, those use-edge inputs which are no longer referenced by any use-edge are highlighted under the Use-edge inputs node, and the specification tree is centered on the first of these elements. The Delete Useless Elements dialog box appears, specifying the number of useless elements found and prompting you to confirm whether you want to delete them.

    Note: If no useless element is found, the No Useless Element dialog box appears instead.

  2. Click Yes to delete these elements.

Unreferenced use-edge inputs are deleted from the layout and removed from the specification tree.