×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

Mirror Failing

Mirror Failing

Mirror Failing

(OP)
Good day all, see attached screenshot. Why won't the "flange" mirror?

Extrude-Thin 1 is a circle drawn on the front plane, Extrude-Thin 2
circle was offset from the cylinder edge and extruded.

Solidworks 2011.

Thanks in advance.

Mike

RE: Mirror Failing

Try mirroring the body, not the feature.

Jeff Mirisola
Director of Engineering
M9 Defense
My Blog

RE: Mirror Failing

(OP)
JMirisola, thank you for that. I had tried that earlier with a more complex part, with no luck. What I didn't understand was that it seems the body has to be selected from the graphics area by picking on it, rather than from the feature tree. Sound right to you?

I have got a long ways to go with Sworks.

Regards,

Mike

RE: Mirror Failing

You should be able to select it from the 'Bodies' folder as well.

Jeff Mirisola
Director of Engineering
M9 Defense
My Blog

RE: Mirror Failing

Right click on the Feature Manager and select Hide/Show Tree Items.
I'm guessing the Solid Bodies folder is set to Hide ... or you have no bodies in the more complex part.

RE: Mirror Failing

In your first image, you won't see the Bodies Folder unless you switch back to the FM.

RE: Mirror Failing

(OP)
CorBlimeyLimey, yes, the Bodies folder was hidden in both parts. Now set to Show. As I said, a long ways to go...

Thanks to both of you.

Mike

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources