how to break references after mirror ?
how to break references after mirror ?
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Hi,
I have a left and right hand component that I've created using the mirror command. I need to make changes and add features to the "left hand" component that will not exist on the right, but I can't figure out how to break the link between them so that the changes aren't made to both sides. is there a way to do this without re-creating the left side component from scratch?
Thanks
I have a left and right hand component that I've created using the mirror command. I need to make changes and add features to the "left hand" component that will not exist on the right, but I can't figure out how to break the link between them so that the changes aren't made to both sides. is there a way to do this without re-creating the left side component from scratch?
Thanks






RE: how to break references after mirror ?
references.
There are several workarounds, however. One of them is to
save the mirrored part as a copy (File/Save As/click the
Save As Copy Check Box)with a different name and then use
this new part for future modifications.
Please keep in mine that you won't have the feature tree to
change existing features, you can only add new features to
this part.
Hope this will help you out.
SW-Darkness
RE: how to break references after mirror ?
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RE: how to break references after mirror ?
You can also break the link between the two by right-clicking on the mirrored version in the tree and selecting break references. The only problem with this is you are left with a dumb solid with no features.
BBJT CSWP
RE: how to break references after mirror ?
I would recommend against breaking references for the mirrored part. You just give up so much. Before doing this I would think that the configuration or the base part approach would yield much better results.
- - -Dennis D.
RE: how to break references after mirror ?
If you want a "standalone part" without any external refs, the simplest and most painless thing to do is to create the mirrored part, and export it as a parasolid. Close the mirrored part without saving the changes, and import he parasolid file. Seeing as what solidworks does is essentially the same thing (it gives a parasolid representation of the parent part with no history) Then the only thing that you will lose is the ties to the original part no changes in the parent part will propigate to the exported/imported model.
If you just dont want the changes to propigate, then just lock the references in the mirrored part.
Regards,
Jon
jgbena@yahoo.com
RE: how to break references after mirror ?
Thanks again.......
RE: how to break references after mirror ?
I hand one client where a designer used a base part that by the time he was done required the toting around of five models, very messy.