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Mirror Selected Objects 449
Mirroring an object
TheMirrordialogusesthecurrentreference
coordinate system (page 1–443),asreflectedin
its name. For example, if Reference Coordinate
System is set to Loca l, the dialog is named Mirror:
Local Coordinates. There is one exception: If
Reference Coordinate System is set to View, Mirror
uses Screen coordinates.
As you adjust the various settings in the M irror
dialog, you see the results in the viewports.
For more information on using Mirror, see
Mirroring Ob jects (page 1–491).
Pr ocedur es
To mir ror a n obj ect:
1.
Make any object selection.
2. Click Mirror on the Main toolbar , or
choose Tools menu > Mirror.
The Mirror dialog opens.
3. Set the mirror parameters in the dialog and
click OK.
Theactiveviewportchangestoshowtheeffect
of each parameter as you set it. When you click
OK, the software creates the choice of mirror
that you see previewed.
To mak e a clone using mirror:
1.
Make any object selection
2. Click Mirror on the Main toolbar, or
choose Tools menu > Mirror.
The Mirror dialog opens.
3. In the Clone Selection group, choose Copy,
Instance, or Reference.
4. Make any additional settings as desired and
then click OK.
Interfa ce
Mirror Axis group
ThemirroraxischoicesareX,Y,Z,XY,XZ,
and YZ. Choose one to specify the direction of
mirroring. These are equivalent to the option
buttons on the Axis Constraints toolbar (page
3–687).