mirroring sheet metal parts
mirroring sheet metal parts
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Is there a way to make a mirrored image of a sheet metal part- so that i can have a left-hand and right-hand part? I'm running into problems when i use the mirror command. SW office professional 2006 insists that the mirrored body be merged with the existing body. This problem does not exist with regular parts.
I found a work-around where i complete the mirror and then extrude-cut the original part. Is there a better way to do this?
I found a work-around where i complete the mirror and then extrude-cut the original part. Is there a better way to do this?






RE: mirroring sheet metal parts
SW06 SP5.0
Flores
RE: mirroring sheet metal parts
I am running SW06-SP5 and it will not let me select a body to create a mirror of an SM part. Also it will not let me select a face to mirror about ... it has to be a plane.
Can anyone else do this with SW06-SP5?
RE: mirroring sheet metal parts
SW06 SP5.0
Flores
RE: mirroring sheet metal parts
RE: mirroring sheet metal parts
CBL- i'm using SP1. I could only mirror about an edge face (the thin face of the sheet) and not a main face of the part. SW would not let me mirror about another plane out in space.
RE: mirroring sheet metal parts
RE: mirroring sheet metal parts
Click face/plane then Insert/Mirror Part. I'm on 05
but it works just fine with sheetmetal parts...
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