To Mirror a Part
When you mirror a part, the new part is a mirror image of the original part and can be independent of or dependent on the original part.
1. Open a part.
2. Click > > . The Mirror Part dialog box opens
3. Select one of the following combinations of options and then follow the appropriate steps.
◦ Click Geometry only and clear the Geometry dependent check box.
1. Accept the default New Name or type a new name.
2. Click OK. A new window opens with the mirrored part. No features from the original part appear and the only feature in the Model Tree is Mirrored Merge. You can select the Mirrored Merge feature and right-click to select options such as Open Base (opens the original part from which this part was copied) or Edit Definition. If you change the geometry in the original part, it does not change in the mirrored part.
◦ Click Geometry only and click the Geometry dependent check box.
1. Accept the default New Name or type a new name.
2. Click OK. A new window opens with the mirrored part. No features from the original part appear. The only feature in the model tree is a Mirrored Merge feature. You can select the Mirrored Merge feature and right-click to select options such as Open Base (opens the original part from which this part was copied) or Edit Definition. If you change feature dimensions, for example, in the original part, the changes are propagated to the mirrored part. If you make changes in the mirrored part, they are propagated to the original part.
◦ Click Geometry with features. The Geometry dependent checkbox is not available.
1. Accept the default New Name or type a new name.
2. Click OK. A new window opens with the mirrored part. Features in the original part are propagated to the mirrored part and a Mirrored Merge feature is added as the last feature in the Model Tree. The original and mirrored part are independent of each other. Changes in one do not affect the other.