This task shows you how to move one or more objects to the opposite side of a selected plane, as a mirror image. It also shows how to copy one or more objects to the opposite side. | ||
1. | Select the object or objects you want to move. (You can also select after Step 2.) | |
2. | Click the Mirror button . | |
3. | The Reference panel displays if you
already have a reference plane defined (by useing the
offset plane
command).
Click the New Reference Plane button and follow Step 4 to define a new reference plane. Follow Step 4b if you want to use the existing reference plane. |
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The Reference panel will not display if you do not have a reference plane already defined. | ||
4. | Define a reference plane across which to mirror the object by doing the following: | |
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If you do not see the white rectangle, zoom out from the drawing. The white rectangle cannot be displayed if the object under your cursor is displayed too small. | ||
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5. | To Mirror and Copy the objects,
follow the steps outlined above and then click the Mirror and Copy
button
. The selected objects
are copied to the other side of the plane. In the illustration above, the selected objects stay where they are and two similar objects are added to the other side of the plane. |
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