Mirror part

 

 

 

This command creates a mirror part. A mirror part is created regarding the geometry of another part.

The mirror part will be symmetrical with respect to this part (left part and right part).If the mirror part must be equal to the original part, the functions Symmetry Plane or Symmetry Axis must be used.

 

Creation stages / Use:

 

Select Tools > Derivations > Mirror part... command from the drop-down menu.

 

  1. Select the target project in the drop-down list.

  2. Validate by clicking .

  3. Select the entities to inherit by checking or unchecking.

  4. Validate by clicking .

 

Symmetry Result: The symmetrical part is equal to the original part. Use the Symmetry Plane command.

Symmetry Result: The symmetrical part is the symmetry of the original part. You must use the Mirror Part command.

 

 

  • If the geometry of the part used to make the mirror part changes, the geometry of the mirror part changes too.

  • Adding an operation on the mirror part does not affect the original part.

  • The operation of unfolding rules is automatically created with a sheet metal derived part.

  • If the mirror part should not follow the modifications of the original geometry, copy / Paste commands and transform it by symmetry need to be used instead of the mirror part command.

  • Possibility to add operations to the original part and not affect the mirrored part thanks to the Synchronize base document command from the mirrored part.

  • The transformation plane will be always on the plane OXZ and it will be impossible to modify.

 

  • Possibility to associate a mirror part template thanks to the Associate template to command.

  • It is possible to create a mirror part of an in place part by using the Mirror part command.

  • The mirror part is therefore not synchronized with the original. Note: If a mirror part is included in the basic assembly, they will be automatically synchronized.

 

  • It is not possible to create the mirror part of a part that already has a mirror part. In this case the Mirror part command will be grayed out.

  To find the mirror part of a part, use the Tools > Derivations > Open Mirror Document... command.

 

 

Modifications / Additional information:

 

In the context on the mirror part, Edit can be used to modify the entities to be inherited. The Edit derivation command is also available in the tools menu.