Mirror Pattern Reference

Creating a Mirror Pattern

To create a mirror pattern, follow these steps:

1. Start by creating the operation(s) for a single feature or the part that you want to pattern.
   
   
   
   
2. Add the operation(s) to a new CAM Browser folder by right-clicking and selecting Add to New Pattern from the pop-up context menu.
3. The Pattern operation dialog is displayed. Select Mirror pattern from the Pattern type: drop-down menu.
4. Click the Mirror plane button and select the plane to mirror across from either the part or the Inventor Model Browser.
   
   
   
   
5. Finally, from the Operation order: drop-down menu, choose whether the pattern should re-order the operations according to tool or operation, or preserve the order of the operations within the pattern.