Mirror Sheet Metal Part Solidworks

Click one of the following sheet metal features on the sheet metal toolbar or click insert sheet metal.

Mirror sheet metal part solidworks.

You can copy the features of the original part to the mirrored part by breaking the link to the original part. If you do a forum search for sheet metal mirror and or sheetmetal mirror there are many threads on this topic. The only bends that are not mirrored are those that are normal to and coincident to the mirror plane. Parts and features solidworks.

Create a plane that is centered between the two edges of the base flange. 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. The mirror part command lets you create a new part by mirroring a sheet metal part.

Could it be related to a service pack or. When you mirror features and bodies in a sheet metal part many of the bends are mirrored as well. Those bends are extended. You can copy the features of the original part to the mirrored part by breaking the link to the original part.

Mirroring sheet metal. Creating mirrored sheet metal parts. 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.

The mirror part command lets you create a new part by mirroring a sheet metal part. It will only accept a face of the sheet metal part as the mirror plane not even a bend face. 15 replies troy peterson aug 18 2009 12 10 pm. Solidworks academy 70 550 views.

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