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New Feature: Multi-Mirror

Evan_ReeseEvan_Reese Member Posts: 1,464 PRO
edited December 2019 in FeatureScript
I often work with symmetrical designs in multi-part studios, and many times I have a number of parts to mirror across multiple planes. With the standard mirror feature, I have to use a new feature for each part x the number of planes to mirror about. That means if I have 3 parts to mirror about the top, right, and front planes, I'll need 9 mirror features. This feature can do it all in one go either using the world planes, or the 3 directions of a mate connector. Hopefully, someone else finds it useful too. You can find the feature here. I'm open to improvement suggestions if someone imagines a tweak that would open up a better workflow. note: this isn't meant to replace the standard mirror, since it only handles bodies and is a lot less flexible in certain ways, but it definitely solves a pain-point I've had since the Solidworks days.

Evan Reese / Principal and Industrial Designer with Ovyl
Website: ovyl.io
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  • john_mcclaryjohn_mcclary Member, Developers Posts: 3,708 PRO
    Oh, that's a good idea
  • TimRiceTimRice Member, Moderator, Onshape Employees Posts: 315
    Nice, I will use this a lot!
    Tim Rice | User Experience | Support 
    Onshape, Inc.
  • owen_sparksowen_sparks Member, Developers Posts: 2,660 PRO
    Bonus points awarded for building an icon that looks perfectly in keeping with the native features B)
    Owen S.
    Business Systems and Configuration Controller
    HWM-Water Ltd
  • bruce_williamsbruce_williams Member, Developers Posts: 836 PRO
    @Evan_Reese

    Very useful feature!   It would be nice to work on surfaces also if possible.
    www.accuratepattern.com
  • Evan_ReeseEvan_Reese Member Posts: 1,464 PRO
    bruce_williams said:
    @Evan_Reese

    Very useful feature!   It would be nice to work on surfaces also if possible.
    oooooh  :o that's a good idea.
    Evan Reese / Principal and Industrial Designer with Ovyl
    Website: ovyl.io
  • Evan_ReeseEvan_Reese Member Posts: 1,464 PRO
    edited December 2019
    owen_sparks said:
    Bonus points awarded for building an icon that looks perfectly in keeping with the native features B)
    Owen S.
     B)B)B)
    Evan Reese / Principal and Industrial Designer with Ovyl
    Website: ovyl.io
  • MichaelPascoeMichaelPascoe Member Posts: 918 PRO
    Whew, now this will save some time. 

    Thanks Evan!
  • Evan_ReeseEvan_Reese Member Posts: 1,464 PRO
    @MichaelPascoe
    This is one of my personal favorites. It cuts down so much repetitive work for certain designs. Shoutout to @MBartlett21 who helped me refactor the code to be much more concise.
    Evan Reese / Principal and Industrial Designer with Ovyl
    Website: ovyl.io
  • MichaelPascoeMichaelPascoe Member Posts: 918 PRO
    Multi Mirror is now a part of my standard procedure! I used it today to create a mirrored plinth. Smooth.


  • Evan_ReeseEvan_Reese Member Posts: 1,464 PRO
    I'm so glad! I still get a kick out of it every time I use it. I often use it even when it's just one part and one mirror, so that it's easy to add parts to the feature later if I need to without messing up the IDs of things downstream.
    Evan Reese / Principal and Industrial Designer with Ovyl
    Website: ovyl.io
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