configurations and mirrored parts

I have a part with some complicated chamfers. A drawing was made of the as
drawn and of a mirred part. Now I've added a configuration to the original
part showing a 'as welded' view (some holes removed and a couple of weld
bevels added). My part drawing will show the 'as welded' configuration and
the assembly drawing will show the part in all it's glory. That works fine
but how do I address the mirrored part? I tried creating a config and
filling in the holes with extrudes but since some of the holes were tapped
(taped?) I get an error on the cosmetic threads. I've been using SolidWorks
for 6 years and I've never ran across this problem before. Thanks for any
help you can give.

Jeff

 

Jeff,
If I read this right, How about creating a config of the mirrored part
before "mirroring", suppress the tapped holes, then put a new set of tapped
holes with only the ones needed in the mirrored part, then "mirror" the
part.
----Or suppress the tapped holes and put them(only the ones needed) in
"after" the mirror operation.

Mike

 

I think that Michael is on the right path in that you should create
another configuration in the parent part prior to mirroring. This
allows you to have unique features per component if need be. The
mirrored component is derived from a specific configuration of the
parent at the time the mirror is created. Therefore, any additional
features you want present in one or both components would be created in
the parent and the feature's display state would be controlled per
configuration of the parent.
I think at this point you should:
1) move the mirrored part to a backup directory.
2) start a new session of SW.
3) open only the parent part and add the configuration(s).
4) recreate the mirrored part deriving it from the appropriate
configuration of the parent...make sure to use the exact same name as
the previous mirrored part so that the references remain intact.

This may screw up your drawing dimensions and/or notes of the mirrored
part. Feel free to contact me directly if you wish...it may be easier
to talk through it on the phone or to do a web meeting.

Tim

 

Thanks for you replies, I found the simplest thing to do was to turn off
the cosmetic threads in the source part. But I do see the merit in the
suggestions offered.

Thanks again,
Jeff