Mirroring Sheet Metal Parts
When you mirror a sheet metal part, many of the bends are mirrored as well. The only bends that are not mirrored are those that are normal to and coincident to the mirror plane; those bends are extended.
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Mirror selected sheet metal features in the part
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Create a second, mirrored sheet metal body in the part
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Use the Insert, Mirror Part command to create a new part that is a mirror of the original part
To mirror a sheet metal part:
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In an existing sheet metal part, click Mirror on the Features toolbar, or click Insert, Pattern/Mirror, Mirror.
If a message appears that says sheet metal features cannot be mirrored individually, click OK.
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In the PropertyManager, select a plane of symmetry or a planar face as the Mirror Face/Plane . Use Select Other from the shortcut menu if necessary.
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Select a body as the Bodies to Mirror .
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Under Options, click Merge solids.
If you clear Merge solids, a second body that is the mirror of the original is created in the part.
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Click OK .
The entire part is mirrored as well as the sheet metal bends.
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