To Mirror Curves in Style
1. Perform one of the following actions:
◦ Action-object
a. Click the arrow next to
Curve, and then click
Mirror. The
Mirror tab opens.
b. Select a curve or curves to mirror.
◦ Object-action
Click a curve or curves to mirror, and then click
Mirror on the mini toolbar. The
Mirror tab opens.
The number of selected curves appears in the
Curves collector. The curves appear in the
Curves collector on the
References tab.
2. Click the
Mirror plane collector to activate it, and then select a datum plane to use as the mirror plane. A preview of the mirrored curve appears.
3. Click
OK. A mirror of the selected curves appears, and a Mirror feature appears in the Style Tree.
4. To create a G3 connection between the original curve and the mirrored curve:
a. Select the original curve.
b. Click
Curve Edit. The
Curve Edit tab opens.
c. Select the point at the mirror plane that is shared by the original curve and the mirrored curve. The tangent appears.
d. Define the constraint in one of these ways:
▪ Right-click the tangent and select Smooth Normal.
▪ Click the Tangent tab, click the arrow next to First, and select Smooth Normal.
e. Click
OK. The curve becomes G3 connected at the mirror plane.