Is it possible to move a mirrored component?
Is it possible to move a mirrored component?
(OP)
I have a mirrored (handed) component within an assembly, and I need to move both it and it's parent down a level to a sub-assy within the main assembly.
Is it possible to do this without breaking the link between them? Or possible to re-point the link if it's broken?
Thanks,
Simon
Is it possible to do this without breaking the link between them? Or possible to re-point the link if it's broken?
Thanks,
Simon






RE: Is it possible to move a mirrored component?
What errors or messages did you receive?
Where and what is the element used for mirroring?
RE: Is it possible to move a mirrored component?
Like CBL is mentioning, what happens when you try it?
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks
RE: Is it possible to move a mirrored component?
I've tried:
-dragging & dropping the original part into the required sub-assembly
- dragging & dropping the mirrored part into the required sub-assembly
Both result in an error message saying the part can be moved, but it will break the 'mirrored component' feature, (thereby losing associativity, which I want to retain).
It's a pretty simple part, mirrored in the assembly, about the assembly 'right' plane.
Looking back at it, perhaps I should've created the mirrored part in a dumb assembly (which would never need to change it's name or structure) then just added the resulting mirrored part into the required assembly....hindsight....
RE: Is it possible to move a mirrored component?
You can not move an incontext mirrored part because it does not make any math sense. When you move the mirrored part, logically, the face (or plane) you used to create the mirrored part to need to be relocated in order to keep your design intent. You don't want to have a floating mirror plane (or face), do you?
Alternatively, you can create a derived mirrored part with mirror body. This will do exactly what you want. Mirroring a part in context of your assemby is not your design intent.
Good luck!
Alex
RE: Is it possible to move a mirrored component?
The way this is done... from the original part file, select a plane or face that you want to mirror about. Go to insert>mirror part. This will create a new part file that is a mirror of the original. You have options to bring over planes and cosmetic threads etc.
That's it.
-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks