Mirroring Sheet Metal Parts
You can mirror features and bodies in a sheet metal part. You can also mirror an entire sheet metal part to create an opposite-hand version of the original part.
When you mirror features and bodies in a sheet metal part, many of the bends are mirrored as well. The only bends that are not mirrored are those that are normal to and coincident to the mirror plane; those bends are extended.
You can also:
- Mirror selected sheet metal features in the part
- Create a second, mirrored sheet metal body in the part
- Use the command to create a part that is an opposite-hand version of the original part
To mirror a body in a sheet metal part:
-
In an existing sheet metal part, click Mirror
on the Features toolbar, or click .
If a message appears that says sheet metal features cannot be mirrored individually, click OK. - In the PropertyManager, select a plane of symmetry or a planar face as the Mirror Face/Plane
. Use Select Other from the shortcut menu if necessary.
- Select a body as the Bodies to Mirror
.
- Under Options, click Merge solids.If you clear Merge solids, a second body that is the mirror of the original is created in the part.
- Click
.
The entire part is mirrored as well as the sheet metal bends.