If you attempt to delete parent geometry without deleting the children, the children are highlighted, and you are prompted to delete, unlink, or suspend that geometry. In cases where the parent being deleted is not essential to regeneration of the child, you can unlink the child from the parent instead of deleting it, as in the following examples:

If you choose not to delete or unlink the dependent children, you can suspend the children. Suspension causes the children to fail to regenerate, and you will have to resolve them at a later time.