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Mirroring Issues

Mirroring Issues

Mirroring Issues

(OP)
I have read all the past threads about mirror/symmetry. I have also read the documentation but I am still missing one key point, i guess. I am trying to make the opposite of an existing assy (has a sub assy including parts that don't require to be mirrored) which is going to have a new part number for the main assy and its sub assy.

I tried using Assy symmetry, but i can't figure out how to exclude the symmetry of some common parts that i don't want the symmetry of, but just the want them to be positioned to newly mirrored part. Also i tried using mirror function in the part module using New from, then doing so, I can't make the original part go away, even  hiding it. Please help

RE: Mirroring Issues

You can deactivate the symmetrical parts.

Regards,
Derek

RE: Mirroring Issues

Which release are you using?  There were some major improvements made to the Assembly Symmetry feature in R15 (I think it was R15, maybe R14?)

RE: Mirroring Issues

(OP)
Let me tell you more about my approach here.

First I tried using New from the existing assy, then I renamed just the top most level. Then I started using symmetry, but then I start to notice that I lose the constraint geometry previously made on a part of existing assy. Hide/show works here though.

So, I went back to New from one part at a time, but now once I mirror the part, I can't seem to get rid of original part. If i deactivate the original part here and make the original part go hide, the mirrored component hides too.

RE: Mirroring Issues

gsejrmech:

 If you set in tools - options -infrastructre - part infrastructre - (activate: restrict external selection with links to pubished items.)

This will allow you to create assy symmetry on only the parts you published all other parts will not be created.

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