Mirroring a part, is it necessary inside of an assy?

Whenever I mirror a part, the mates never transfer from the mirrored
part, so I have to remate the new part. The planes and origin in the
mirrored part is also screwed up, resulting in an origin that is in
space somewhere.

Is it possible to create a mirrored part from just the part, not the
assy?

How can I fix the planes and origin in a mirrored part?

What is the "correct" way of mirroring a part?

 

Sure,
In a part, simply select a plane or planer face in which you would like the
new part to be mirrored about. Click: Insert> Mirror Part. It will prompt
you for what items you would like to mirror other than the solid body
(Cosmetic Threads, Axis, etc.). Select the ones you want and click OK.
Done...

Your planes and origins will be an exact mirror of the original as well.

Hope this helps.
Seth

 

1 open part
2 Select mirror plane
3 Insert --> Mirror Part
4 save new file
5 mate into assembly
6 Done

Steve Tietz

 

What it seems you want to accomplish is quite easy while working
within a single part file.

Simply select the plane or face with which you want to "reflect" the
part and then use Insert/Mirror Part (from the main menu) to
automatically create a new part.

The new part can have features added to it which do NOT appear in the
original; however, through association, any change made to the
original "source" part will show up in the mirrored copy.

Per O. Hoel
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