Mirroring objects across an axis
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Mode |
Tool |
Tool set |
Shortcut |
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Standard
Duplicate
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Mirror
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Basic |
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To mirror objects across an axis:
In a 2D or 3D view, select the object(s) to mirror.
Click the tool and applicable mode, depending on whether the original object is to remain in place.
Click to set the beginning of the axis line. As you begin to drag the cursor to create the axis line, a preview of the mirrored object's placement displays. Click again to set the end of the line.
(Design Suite product required) Hybrid objects such as walls or columns will remain perpendicular to the active layer plane when they're mirrored. If you're mirroring a hybrid object, draw the axis line so that it intersects the active layer plane at 90 degrees.
The object or its duplicate is mirrored on the opposite side of the plane created by projecting the axis line onto the working plane.
Standard mode
Duplicate mode
The end points of the mirror axis line must occupy distinct points on the active working plane. In 3D views, mirroring will not work if the two points are coincident on the active plane.
For objects in walls, the mirrored object is placed in the wall, if there is room for it (Design Suite product required).
