Mirroring a (giant) assembly that has already been drafted.
Mirroring a (giant) assembly that has already been drafted.
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Ok here's the situation:
Using ST2
I've created a 10 cabinet assembly in sheet metal and completely drafted the assemblies, individual enclosures, and the flattened sheet metal parts that will be sent to be manufactured.
My issue is this: This entire assembly will also be created as a mirror of itself to go in another part of the building.
I've dug through the forums and haven't found an answer to this question, so here it is.
If I mirror this entire 10 section assembly across the y plane in order to generate the mirrored parts I need, will I have to go and create an entire separate draft of each mirrored assembly, enclosure and sheet metal parts? I'm at 25 pages, which is actually pretty small compared to some others I've done, but I'd really rather avoid this if possible.
Using ST2
I've created a 10 cabinet assembly in sheet metal and completely drafted the assemblies, individual enclosures, and the flattened sheet metal parts that will be sent to be manufactured.
My issue is this: This entire assembly will also be created as a mirror of itself to go in another part of the building.
I've dug through the forums and haven't found an answer to this question, so here it is.
If I mirror this entire 10 section assembly across the y plane in order to generate the mirrored parts I need, will I have to go and create an entire separate draft of each mirrored assembly, enclosure and sheet metal parts? I'm at 25 pages, which is actually pretty small compared to some others I've done, but I'd really rather avoid this if possible.





RE: Mirroring a (giant) assembly that has already been drafted.
You will only have to re-draw the mirrored parts, and you could just add a note on the original drawings such as
Item 1 - As Drawn
Item 2 - Opp. Hand
etc.
bc.
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RE: Mirroring a (giant) assembly that has already been drafted.
I suppose I should stop looking for a lazy way and just redraft the damn thing. =)
Thanks for the input.
RE: Mirroring a (giant) assembly that has already been drafted.
However, I think the reality is more complex, I can't think of a simple way to do it in SE.
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
RE: Mirroring a (giant) assembly that has already been drafted.
Kyle
RE: Mirroring a (giant) assembly that has already been drafted.
I've had to do similar things in the past, although most of the parts were not mirrored. It was more a case of the assembly being the mirror.
In the end it was quicker and better to just redraw them from scratch.
bc.
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RE: Mirroring a (giant) assembly that has already been drafted.
as to the draft copy, I hadn't thought of that. Wouldn't that still require doing a replace of every single drafted flat pattern as well though?
I ended up just drafting everything from scratch.
RE: Mirroring a (giant) assembly that has already been drafted.
Better to just get it done properly - then you have them all done if you need to modify or re-use.
It might take a little longer but its wort the effort and could save a lot of bother later.
bc.
2.4GHz Core2 Quad, 4GB RAM,
Quadro FX4600.
Where would we be without sat-nav?