Insert -> Mirror Components question

When you do the mirror copy components procedure, there is a check box
asking about recreating mates in the assembly.
Is this some type of inside humor, or is there some way to get swx to really
do this?
The way I understand the description of the feature, I would expect the
mates on the original components to be recreated on the mirror copies. I
think I once got this to work on a couple primitive blocks in a 2 piece
assembly, but I don't remember ever seeing a mate recreated on a mirror
component in an real assembly.
I also remember seeing quite a bit on this in the wish list a few years
back.
Any suggestions on use of this feature?

thanks
bill

 

I also experienced problems with mirrored assemblies. Being a X-MDT user
and having to compensate for feature obsessions, I wrote a SW procedure with
a similar concept to compensate for SW's mirrored mates obsessions or lack
of determining the same but opposite logic. It works quite well with an
unlimited number parts and automatically updates the opposite version. The
thing it does well is solid space R.H. and L.H. concept with weldment
fabrication, but works well with assemblies also. The thing it does poorly
is BOM recognition for those mirror parts (descriptions and numbers).

If this is what you require, I could send you the full procedure when I
return to work on 6-27. It's really quite simple, but I want to make sure I
fully give all the information.

Keith

 

Recreating mates when mirroring parts has been a "feature" of Solidworks for
years.
It has never worked for years ................!!
It's been a waste of time for years.

 

Hey Keith,

If you feel like sharing it with me also, I would appreciate it.
Thanks.

Reaper

 

Sounds like you could put on a presentation at SW World or one of the
regional summits. I'm sure you would get a lot of interest if you did. Put
it on in Seattle and I'll go!


Jerry Steiger
Tripod Data Systems
"take the garbage out, dear"

 

Keith,

And all this time I thought that it was just me doing something wrong
with mirroring. I would also be interested in seeing a copy of your
code.

Thanks in advance,

Ed

 

Well at least it's comforting to see that the problem wasn't just me.
Has anyone ever communicated directly with a swx representative on this
subject?
It seems a rather blatant misrepresentation to say that this feature is
functional, given how long it has been.

Bill

 

Sounds good to read it. Haven't followed along yet in swx.
Have you ever delivered a model file like this to a customer and had to
splain the procedure to them?
Thanks, Bill

 

No just internal stuff, we don't send much to the outside world. Most of
our customers/vendors are still in ACAD, so PDF's and DWG's are all the
want. The last thing I usually want is to have our stuff modified outside
anyway.