How To Mirror A New Part In Solidworks

Click insert mirror part.

How to mirror a new part in solidworks. The mirror entities feature can be found under the sketch tab in the command manager or in tools sketch tools mirror. The insert part propertymanager appears. In an open part document click a model face or plane about which to mirror the part. If that s the case what we can do is we can go into our solidworks environment and choose a plane that we want to mirror the part.

Additionally you must choose a plane to mirror parts. In the propertymanager select one or more items. When i do the mirrored part opens up in its own window and i can select what properties i want to transfer. I ll click the green check and the mirrored part is created.

To create the mirrored part you first have to select the face or the plane you want to mirror the part about or else you wont be able to activate the command. Here is a quick example of what a mirror does. In an open part document click a model face or plane about which to mirror the part. Under transfer select any combination of items from the source part to be.

To create a mirrored derived part. In most cases you will have to create your own plane to have the mirror done the way you need. A new part window appears. Click insert mirror part.

Once i choose the right plane i m going to go into the command insert mirror part. Both allow you to mirror parts of a sketch about a straight line as shown in the beam profile below. The insert part propertymanager appears. To create a mirrored derived part.

For example i m going to choose the right plane. Mirroring is another way that solidworks can create a copy of an existing object. In an open part document click a model face or plane about which to mirror the part. Click insert mirror part.

A new part window appears.