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mirroing sub-assemblies

mirroing sub-assemblies

mirroing sub-assemblies

(OP)
I am mirroring a sub-assembly ,and the dialogue box only gives the option of either grounding the mirrored assembly or not having any relationships, this is not a left hand right hand issue. My question: Is there a way to keep the relationships applied to the sub-assembly when I mirror it? If not why not just drag and drop the sub-assembly into the assembly and save a few steps? In 16 this was not a problem, also does V18 address this issue?

RE: mirroing sub-assemblies

Hi,

No, you cannot transfer the relationships of the original parts to the mirrored ones. Nevertheless, you can add those relationships manually (delete the ground if necessary).

The advantage of the mirror command compared to a simple 'drag and drop' is that the mirrored parts are already where they should be, making it easy (and optionnal) to add relationships.

I think the relationships don't transfer b/c the part(s) that the original part are assembled with are not necessarily present on the mirrored side.

Fred

RE: mirroing sub-assemblies

To elaborate on Fred's answer, the mirrored assembly comprises 2 types of component.
The first are those that are a true mirror of the orignal -they are produced as mirrored part copies (unless things have changed in later versions).
The second are those that use the same model as the original but with a mirrored position.
As the mirrored component is a different model then the faces are also different so mating relationships cannot be maintained.

bc

RE: mirroing sub-assemblies

(OP)
ok thank you both, I was wondering if this is the way solid edge has always been. I have never noticed it before just curious.

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