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Mirror Part

brian_finch961
brian_finch961 ✭
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I have created a righthand version of a part and wish to mirror that part for a left hand version as a standalone part. I have used the mirror command about a plane which achieves the left hand part but when I try to modify the "mirrored" part it refers back to the original part. What am I doing wrong ?

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  • Matt_Shields
    Matt_Shields PRO
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    Pay attention to your Feature Tree. It regenerates in order. Below, I was able to poke a hole in the right-hand part and fillet the left-hand part because those two features come after the mirror. If I was to modify Sketch 4, that would modify both parts, because it is before the mirror.

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  • Matt_Shields
    Matt_Shields PRO
    Answer ✓

    Pay attention to your Feature Tree. It regenerates in order. Below, I was able to poke a hole in the right-hand part and fillet the left-hand part because those two features come after the mirror. If I was to modify Sketch 4, that would modify both parts, because it is before the mirror.

    image.png
  • brian_finch961
    brian_finch961 ✭

    Makes perfect sense, thank you !

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