Mirroring Sketched Entities
CommandManager: Sketch > Mirror Entities
SolidWorks menus: Tools > Sketch Tools > Mirror
Toolbar: Sketch > Mirror Entities
The Mirror
Entities tool is used to create the mirror image of the selected entities.
The entities are mirrored about a centerline. When you create the mirrored entity,
SolidWorks applies the symmetric relation between the sketched entities. If you
change the entity, its mirror image will also change.
To mirror existing
entities, choose the Mirror Entities button from the Sketch CommandManager;
the Mirror PropertyManager will be displayed. Also, you are prompted to
select the entities to be mirrored. Select the entities from the drawing area;
the name of the selected entities will be displayed in the Entities to
mirror selection box. After selecting all entities to be mirrored, click
once in the Mirror about selection box in the Mirror PropertyManager.The
Mirror about selection box will be activated automatically and you will
be prompted to select a line or a linear model edge to mirror about. Select a
line or a centerline from the drawing area as the mirror line; the preview of
the mirrored entities will be displayed. You need to make sure that the Copy
check box is selected in the Mirror PropertyManager. If you clear
this Copy check box, the parent selected entities will be removed and
only the mirror image will be retained when you mirror the sketched entities.
Choose the OK button
from the Mirror PropertyManager.
Mirroring While Sketching (Dynamic Mirror Entities)
CommandManager: Sketch > Dynamic Mirror Entities (Customize to add)
SolidWorks menus: Tools > Sketch Tools > Dynamic Mirror
Toolbar: Sketch > Dynamic Mirror Entities (Customize to add)
The Dynamic Mirror
Entities tool is used to mirror the entities dynamically about a symmetry line
while sketching. This tool is recommended when you are drawing the symmetric
sketches.
To mirror the
entities while sketching, choose the Dynamic Mirror Entities button from
the Sketch CommandManager; the Mirror PropertyManager will be
displayed. The Message rollout in the Mirror PropertyManager informs
that you need to select a sketch line or a linear model edge to mirror about.
Select a line, a centerline, or a model edge from the drawing area that will be
used as a symmetry line; the symmetry symbols appear at both ends of the
centerline to indicate that the automatic mirroring is activated. Now, start
drawing the sketch. The entity that you draw on one side of the centerline will
automatically be created on the other side of the mirror line (centerline). After
completing the sketch using the automatic mirroring option, you need to choose
the Dynamic Mirror Entities tool again to exit the tool.
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