Understanding SOLIDWORKS Assembly FeatureManager Design Tree
Summary
The FeatureManager Design Tree is the list of instructions that tells SOLIDWORKS how to build your Parts and Assemblies. You can see from the screenshot above that Assembly Components in the FeatureManager Design Tree include other fluff besides just the part or subassembly name. The minus sign (-) shows up next to any component that has at least one degree of freedom (translate or rotate about at least ONE of the x, y, or z axes). Neither the (f) or the (-) show up next to an assembly component when we have removed ALL degrees of freedom by adding Mates. This number is the Instance Count of each unique part or subassembly that exists in this assembly.
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