How To Mirror A Part In Solidworks 2019

Click insert mirror part.

How to mirror a part in solidworks 2019. 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. A new part window appears and the insert part propertymanager appears. I ll select a face and then go to the insert drop down menu and click mirror part. In an open part document click a model face or plane about which to mirror the part.

This step is crucial because. Under transfer select any combination of. In the propertymanager select a plane of symmetry or a planar face as the mirror face plane. If a message appears that says.

For example i m going to choose the right plane. 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. In an open part document click a model face or plane about which to mirror the part. Create an opposite hand version of a part.

You can also select unlocked properties which lets you edit the sheet metal definition in the mirrored part. When you mirror an assembly component you specify whether to create an opposite hand version of the component or just a copy a mirrored instance. You can mirror a body in a single body part or multibody part. A new part window appears.

The insert part propertymanager appears. Mirror an assembly feature. To create a mirrored derived part. In a part select a face or plane to mirror about and then click insert mirror part.

Click insert mirror part. In an existing sheet metal part click mirror on the features toolbar or click insert pattern mirror mirror. In a part click mirror features toolbar or insert pattern mirror mirror. In assemblies when you mirror a component you add the mirror as another instance of the component positioned symmetrically about a plane.

To create a mirrored part. Under transfer select sheet metal information if you want to transfer the sheet metal and flat pattern information from the original part to the mirrored part such as fixed face grain direction bend lines and bounding box. See creating opposite hand versions of parts. Creating mirrored instances of assembly components.

Once i choose the right plane i m going to go into the command insert mirror part. In the insert part propertymanager.