Mirror A Design
Mirror A Design
(OP)
I have been given a project that requires an assembly of a tool. Once the tool is finished, another tool is required that will be a mirror image of the first. Is there a way to mirror the assembly models and remain associative? (the drawing will probably have to be mirrored as well)
Any suggestions welcome.
Thanks.
Any suggestions welcome.
Thanks.






RE: Mirror A Design
RE: Mirror A Design
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe transcends reason.
RE: Mirror A Design
Chris
SolidWorks 06 5.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 02-10-07)
RE: Mirror A Design
RE: Mirror A Design
Thanks handleman.
RE: Mirror A Design
1. Make a new assembly.
2. Insert your finished assembly.
3. Preferably offset a plane that does not interfere with the assembly. This makes things easier to see.
4. Ctrl+pick the assembly and the plane > Insert Components.
5. In your "components to mirror checkboxes, check the top level assembly AND make sure to check the parts you want to mirror.
After finishing the mirrored assembly, use SW Explorer to rename the mirrored parts and assembly because they will have the "mirror" prefix. Even though you have to re-create the mates, all of the parts are mirrored in one fell swoop. Keep in mind that some parts will not have to be mirrored, so simply just don't pick those in the checkbox and insert it later into the mirrored assembly.
I have done this with 1 top-level assembly and parts, but haven't tried this with 1 top-level assembly that contained sub-assemblies.
SW07 SP2.0
Flores
RE: Mirror A Design
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe transcends reason.