How to dissociate mirrored parts

jean_marc_billaud

Hello,

I am new to Onshape, coming from the Sketchup world.

I have a Part 2 which results from the mirroring of a Part 1. Now I need to modify Part 1 without changing Part 2. Is there a way to separate or dissociate the two parts ? Or is there a smart way to do it ?

Thanks in advance.

Matt_Shields

The mirror feature mirrors the geometry as it existed before the mirror in the Featurs list. Depending on what you are trying to accomplish, there might be a couple of approaches.

Of course, after the mirror, you are free to add features to the mirrored geometry. For example, you could create a box, mirror it, then add a fillet or a hole or whatever to the original, and the new features (after the mirror feature) won't be mirrored.

If you want to slightly different parts, also consider configurations.

And finally, you can always use direct editing to remove some faces from either of the mirrored parts.

Matt_Shields

The mirror feature mirrors the geometry as it existed before the mirror in the Featurs list. Depending on what you are trying to accomplish, there might be a couple of approaches.

Of course, after the mirror, you are free to add features to the mirrored geometry. For example, you could create a box, mirror it, then add a fillet or a hole or whatever to the original, and the new features (after the mirror feature) won't be mirrored.

If you want to slightly different parts, also consider configurations.

And finally, you can always use direct editing to remove some faces from either of the mirrored parts.

MDesign

you will have to learn about the parametric nature of onshape. learn.onshape.com is a great place to start

jean_marc_billaud

Thanks Matt. This is a smart way of managing the mirroring.

And thanks MDesign. This is really a great place to learn.

I should have left Sketchup much sooner.