Easy way to create mirrored part???
Easy way to create mirrored part???
(OP)
I am new to Inventor (having migrated from Solidworks just weeks ago) and am having difficulty figuring out how to create a mirrored copy of an existing part.
There are many times when I have to create left hand/right hand versions of parts. In SW, I could make one hand on the part and mirror it so that any changes I made in the base part propogated to the mirrored part. Can a similiar thing be done in Inventor?
Thanks in advance for any help.
There are many times when I have to create left hand/right hand versions of parts. In SW, I could make one hand on the part and mirror it so that any changes I made in the base part propogated to the mirrored part. Can a similiar thing be done in Inventor?
Thanks in advance for any help.





RE: Easy way to create mirrored part???
Absolute zero has nothing on me!!
RE: Easy way to create mirrored part???
Can you help point me in the correct direction?
RE: Easy way to create mirrored part???
Absolute zero has nothing on me!!
RE: Easy way to create mirrored part???
What I was actually hoping for was to be able to create the mirrored part just using the part file itself. (so that the base part and the "mirrored" part could reside in seperate LH/RH assy files). Is this possible?
Secondly, I couldn't mirror a weldment in the assembly. Is this a current limitation or am I still missing something?
Sorry for all the newbie questions....
RE: Easy way to create mirrored part???
Yes at present you cannont mirror weldments as such. However, you can derive the weldment and then mirro it as a workaournd. Can't help with the first part of your question.
Alan M. Etzkorn

Product Engineer
Nixon Tool Co.
www.nixontool.com
RE: Easy way to create mirrored part???
If you start a new standard part file you can create a "Derived Component" by selecting the button in the Part Feature toolbar. Select the mirror part checkbox then you can select the plane you want to mirror across. This will allow you mirror the component without having to do it in the assembly.
Jason
RE: Easy way to create mirrored part???
RE: Easy way to create mirrored part???