Mirrored features dialog box

For parts, use the Mirror a solid option to mirror a body, including features which you cannot mirror individually.

The pattern of the body can also include work features and surface features.

Access
Ribbon: 3D Model tab Pattern panel Mirror

Mirror individual features

Features
Selects solid features, work features, and surface features to mirror. If selected features have dependent features, they are automatically selected.
Note: Exceptions: In assemblies, you can mirror only sketched features. You cannot mirror:
  • assembly work features
  • single sheet metal flange and contour flange features defined using multiple edges
  • features that operate on the entire body (all fillets, all rounds, shell)
  • features based on the results of an intersect operation
Mirror Plane
Selects a work plane or planar face across which selected features are mirrored.
Solid
In a multibody part, selects the solid body to receive the mirror. Not available in a single body part file.

Mirror a solid

Include Work\Surface Features

In a part, selects one or more work or surface features to mirror.

Mirror Plane
Selects a work plane or planar face across which selected work features, surface features, and the solid are mirrored.

Not available in an assembly. Use Mirror Component on the Assemble tab.

Remove Original
Removes the original body. Only the mirrored occurrence remains in the part file. Use to model a left-hand and right-hand version of a part.
Join
Joins the feature to the selected body.
New Solid
Creates a body in a multibody part.

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Specifies how mirrored features are calculated.

Optimized
Creates identical copies of selected features by mirroring feature faces. Optimized is the fastest compute method. But it presents some limitations, such as the inability to create overlapping occurrences, or occurrences that intersect different faces than the faces of the original features. Speeds up mirror compute.
Identical
Creates identical copies of selected features by replicating the results of original features. When the optimized method is not possible, use Identical for identical features.
Adjust
Creates potentially differing copies of selected features by mirroring features and calculating extents or terminations of each mirror occurrence individually. Computation time can be lengthy for patterns with large numbers of occurrences. Preserves design intent by allowing mirror occurrences to adjust based upon feature extent or termination conditions, such as a mirrored feature that terminates on a model face.
Note: Not available for mirrors of solid part bodies in an open or surface state.