Mirroring and Patterning Flexible Subassemblies

When you pattern a flexible subassembly, you can synchronize the movement of the components of the patterned instances with the components of the seed flexible subassembly.

1. In an assembly, click one of the following:
   • Linear Component Pattern (Assembly toolbar)
   • Circular Component Pattern (Assembly toolbar)
2. In the PropertyManager:
   1. Set options to define the pattern.
   2. For Components to Pattern, select a flexible subassembly.
   3. Select Synchronize flexible subassemblies.
   4. Click .
   When you move components in the seed flexible subassembly, components in the patterned instances also move, and vice versa.

When you mirror a flexible subassembly, you can synchronize the movement of the components of the mirrored version with the components of the seed subassembly.

1. In an assembly, click Mirror Components (Assembly toolbar) or Insert > Mirror Components.
2. On the Step 1: Selections page of the PropertyManager:
   1. For Mirror plane, select a plane or planar face to mirror about.
   2. For Components to Mirror, select a flexible subassembly.
   3. Click Next .
3. On the Step2: Set Orientation page of the PropertyManager:
   1. Under Orient Components, select the flexible subassembly.
   2. Click Create opposite hand version .
      The icon appears beside the component to indicate that you are creating an opposite-hand version.
   3. Select Synchronize flexible subassemblies.
      A lock overlay indicates that the opposite-hand version is synchronized with the seed flexible subassembly.
   4. Click Next .
4. On the Step 3: Opposite Hand page of the PropertyManager:
   1. Select a format for saving all listed components.
   2. Specify a naming convention for the new file or configuration.
   3. Click Next .
5. On the Step 4: Import Features page of the PropertyManager:
   1. Under Transfer, select any combination of items from the seed subassembly to include in the opposite-hand version.
   2. Click .
   The PropertyManager closes and an opposite-hand version of the flexible subassembly is created. When you move components in the seed flexible subassembly, components in the opposite-hand version also move, and vice versa.