Mirror Sheet Metal Part Solidworks

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Mirror sheet metal part solidworks.

Could it be related to a service pack or. The mirror part command lets you create a new part by mirroring a sheet metal part. Solidworks 2018 sp05 to disable web help from within solidworks and use local help instead click help use solidworks web help. How to mirror a part in solidworks tutorial duration.

You can copy the features of the original part to the mirrored part by breaking the link to the original part. Parts and features solidworks. Create a plane that is centered between the two edges of the base flange. Mirroring sheet metal.

Solidworks academy 70 550 views. Creating mirrored sheet metal parts. The mirror part command lets you create a new part by mirroring a sheet metal part. You can copy the features of the original part to the mirrored part by breaking the link to the original part.

It will only accept a face of the sheet metal part as the mirror plane not even a bend face. Create and dimension the sketch in a way that allows you to use an existing plane to mirror the sheet metal feature. The copied sheet metal features are added to the featuremanager design tree of the new part. Click one of the following sheet metal features on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal.

When you mirror features and bodies in a sheet metal part many of the bends are mirrored as well. The copied sheet metal features are added to the featuremanager design tree of the new part. Click a model face or plane about which to mirror the part. Those bends are extended.

15 replies troy peterson aug 18 2009 12 10 pm. Click insert mirror part.