Mirrored Part Drawing - Model Dims off in Space
Mirrored Part Drawing - Model Dims off in Space
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I have a part that was created by mirroring another part. I used the "insert mirror part" command. I broke the link to the original part during creation. I now see all of the features for my mirrored part in a folder called B0014030_Mirrored Features1.
However, when I try to create a drawing for my mirrored part the model dimensions show up wrong. They show up as if they are dimensioning the original part that is no longer there. Is there a way to have the model dimensions correctly attached to the mirrored part in the drawing?
Attached is the mirrored part for your reference. Note that if you try to create a drawing and show the model dimensions, they will be off in space as if they are dimensioning the original part, not the mirrored one.
However, when I try to create a drawing for my mirrored part the model dimensions show up wrong. They show up as if they are dimensioning the original part that is no longer there. Is there a way to have the model dimensions correctly attached to the mirrored part in the drawing?
Attached is the mirrored part for your reference. Note that if you try to create a drawing and show the model dimensions, they will be off in space as if they are dimensioning the original part, not the mirrored one.






RE: Mirrored Part Drawing - Model Dims off in Space
RE: Mirrored Part Drawing - Model Dims off in Space
The dimensions look OK when I create drawing views. (SW2010-SP3)
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RE: Mirrored Part Drawing - Model Dims off in Space
I wouldn't really have a problem re-dimensioning the part if that could be done. Unfortunately, I don't believe it can. Each feature listed in the model tree belongs to the original "left side" model except for the last feature. The last feature, "Body-Move/Copy1", is what gives me the "right side" model. Therefore none of the other features are linked to this model. If I suppress the body-move feature, I am left with the "left side" model. None of the features in this left side can be re-dimensioned to make it the right side.
RE: Mirrored Part Drawing - Model Dims off in Space
This is a very common limitation with mirror feature. You will find plenty of posts on Internet about mirror part drawing. SWX use your original part & mirror the all body/bodies of part to create mirror part & links all the properties(which you can choose to break). I would be happy to be corrected on this if I am wrong.
I personally believe that the drawing should be mirrored (as in AutoCAD) along with part but that might not be as easy from proggramming point of view.
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It seems to me that it would be a useful feature to be able to mirror a part and have all of the features, bodies, etc. mirror at the same time, rather than having the one mirror feature at the end of the model tree. I can think of a lot of instances where you may have a left and right part that are very close to mirror images of each other, but not exactly. In those cases, you would need to be able to edit the features of the mirrored part.
Maybe they'll make this an option in the future. I just wonder what my plastic vendor is going to say when I send them a drawing stating that the right-hand part is a mirror image of the left hand part...
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RE: Mirrored Part Drawing - Model Dims off in Space
As an aside to this, does anyone know how effectively a mirrored part imports into CAM software? My vendor will basically be importing my solid models into his CNC and machining the parts using those models. The drawings are mainly for QC purposes, as I understand it.
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RE: Mirrored Part Drawing - Model Dims off in Space
RE: Mirrored Part Drawing - Model Dims off in Space
It is a very standard practice & you telling them that parts are the mirror of each other will actually save them bit of time which they would have wasted comparing both drawings.