Mirror Entities

Mirror entities includes the following capabilities.

• Mirror to only include the new entity, or both the original and the mirrored entity.

• Mirror some or all of the sketch entities.

• Mirror about any type of line, not just a construction line.

• Mirror about edges in a drawing, part, or assembly.

When you create mirrored entities, the SolidWorks software applies a symmetric relation between each corresponding pair of sketch points (the ends of mirrored lines, the centers of arcs, and so on). If you change a mirrored entity, its mirror image also changes.

Mirror Entities is not available in 3D sketches.

To mirror existing sketch entities:

1. In an open sketch, click Mirror Entities on the Sketch toolbar, or click Tools, Sketch Tools, Mirror.

2. In the PropertyManager:

1. Select sketch entities for Entities to Mirror .

2. Clear Copy to add a mirror copy of the selected entities and remove the original sketch entities.

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Select Copy to include both the mirrored copy and the original sketch entities.

3. Select an edge or a line to Mirror about .

3. Click OK .

To mirror sketch entities as you sketch them:

1. Select a line or a model edge in an open sketch.

2. Click Dynamic Mirror Entities on the Sketch toolbar, or click Tools, Sketch Tools, Dynamic Mirror.

Symmetry symbols appear at both ends of the line or edge.

3. Create the sketch entities that you want to mirror. The entities are mirrored as you sketch them.

4. To turn mirroring off, click Dynamic Mirror Entities again.

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