How can I de-rig & delete the skeleton while keeping the mesh?

[rufaeljo]

There is this 3D model one can download here and then import to 3ds Max with XNAlara importer.

Now this model already comes with a skeleton which is rigged.But if i want to rig the mesh to a different skeleton I need to delete the current skeleton correct?

Well when I have tried to delete the skeleton before the mesh got deleted with it.

So what I need to do is de-rig the skeleton from the mesh and then delete the skeleton, but how do I de-rig? Does anyone here know how? It's not a CAT rig.

[Anonymous]

well, im just a beginer but normally I only select the bones in left panel and delete them.