Copy Mirror

Access: Open this function from the following location:

  • Select Edit > Move & Copy > Copy Mirror from the Part menu bar.

Copy geometry by mirroring it about a plane.

Demo: Press the button below to view a short movie demonstrating the function:

Practice: Press the button below to open Cimatron with a practice ELT file similar to that used to create the movie (if the relevant feature already exists in the ELT file, you can either edit it or delete it and create a new feature).


The following is the Feature Guide for Copy Mirror.

 

   Tip: You can open the Feature Guide at any time by right-clicking the mouse in the graphic display area.

Required Step 1

Pick the entities to be copied. All types of entities can be picked, including UCSs (when so defined under Datum Filters - see Selection Filter or Quick Filter). The cursor will tell you what you are picking, and you can use various geometry selection tools such as the Selection Filter or the Face Selection Options to enable you to pick the entities you want.

If the Faces filter is selected, the following interaction is displayed:

If the Faces filter is selected (see Selection Filter or Quick Filter), the Include the entire feature / Only picked faces toggle option is displayed:

Include the entire feature

All faces belonging to the same feature (created by the same function) will be automatically selected.
Example:Example:

 

Only Picked Faces

Only individually picked faces are selected.
Example:Example:

 

This toggle option will not appear if you select objects, curves, sketches, or faces of different features.

Press <exit><exit>(middle mouse button) when the required entities are picked.

Required Step 2  

Select the mirror surface (planar face or datum plane) or line (or two points to create a line).

When copying several faces from the same body, the faces are not unstitched, but keep the original topology. This does not apply if the Merge On option is used (when available).

Planar face:

Result:

Set the parameters of the array.

Merge On

This is a toggle option Merge On / Merge Off enabling you to select whether to merge the selected faces with the body to which the faces belong (using a cut and merge boolean operation), or to keep the selected faces as individual faces and do not cut and merge.

Line Selection ExampleLine Selection Example

Select the line, using Merge on or Merge Off as required (in this example, Merge On is used):

                                                     

 

Merge On / Off in Line Selection ExampleMerge On / Off in Line Selection Example

If Merge On was used, all copied entities are merged as part of the object.

If Merge Off was used, each copied item will be an individual item.

See additional examples of Merge On / Merge Off for Copy Linear.

Revert Boolean

When using the Merge On mode, in some cases an undesirable result is obtained. The Revert Boolean button allows the correct Boolean operation to be performed.
Example:Example:

The bounded face copied below causes the main geometry to disappear. Pressing the Revert Boolean button corrects this result.

This option is displayed if the following combinations of options are used:

  • The faces filter in step 1.

  • The Only Picked Faces option in step 1.

  • Merge On in a subsequent step.

Notes:

When you have finished, press OK or Apply in the Feature Guide to complete the function. The selected entities are now copied to the other side of the mirror.

When completed, the Copy Mirror feature will appear in the Feature Tree as follows:

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.