topic Re: Mirror function in Fusion Support Forum

Mirror function

mdazzoFG5N2 — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 16:15:30 GMT

Mirror function from create menu is not the same format as in help videos posted on u tube.

Re: Mirror function

jeff_strater — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 17:27:15 GMT

Can you post screenshots of what it looks like, and what the videos show? It's hard to tell what's going on without that. One possibility: There is a Sketch Mirror command and the general Model Mirror command. If you are getting the command from the sketch dropdown, you may not be getting the one you intended.

Re: Mirror function

mdazzoFG5N2 — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 18:59:00 GMT

Hi,

Thanks so much for your prompt reply, I am using the Mirror function from the Create menu. I attached a screen shot below, I don't know how to put it here (where this text is)! It appears that the Mirror function format has been changed. When I select Pattern type of "Features" I am NOT able to select the object as in the Lars Christensen youtube videoFusion 360 Tutorial for Absolute Beginners— Part 2 time 13:22. I may be using a newer version, but mirror should work as described in the help.

Re: Mirror function

mark33.in.oz — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 20:10:40 GMT

Hi.

(F360 machine off line so I can't give exact replies)

Like someone else having problems with MIRROR, I saw you have FEATURE selected.

What part is it you are trying to mirror?

(I recognise the model from ....... anyway... Youtube)

Depending on what you want to mirror, the result is dependent on the mode.

There is: sketch, feature, body, (and others).

That determines what happens and how.

Re: Mirror function

mdazzoFG5N2 — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 20:14:29 GMT

I figured out what I did wrong. I missed a very small step. After selecting Features then mirror plane, I went back to the history and clicked the Extrude step, that selected the object I wanted to mirror, then selected compute option of Identical. Boom! It worked.

Re: Mirror function

mark33.in.oz — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 20:18:44 GMT

Good on you.

I have "been there, done that" many times.

Alas sometimes it is the small things that illude us.

Sometimes it is better to learn things the hard way. Then you are more likely to remember it next time.

Re: Mirror function

mdazzoFG5N2 — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 20:38:03 GMT

The "hard way" is putting it mildly! I've sat in front of this computer from last night until 2:00pm this afternoon replaying the Lars video over and over until my eyes were crossed. Finally I caught the one click step I missed, that he didn't expand on. It was slight of hand on his part. I was beginning to believe "you can't teach an old dog new tricks" Thanks for your response.

Re: Mirror function

mark33.in.oz — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 21:44:04 GMT

I don't want to sound cliched, but I do feel your pain.

I was caught on a few tricks here and there.

Alas without real time communication with someone it IS difficult.

You have a question and try to word it as best you can. The other person hears it, but it gets changed by what they think they hear and they reply to that. You then repeat what they did with their reply and you get little result.

Hang in there. It does get easier with time and practice.

Good to hear you got it working.

I would suggest getting a pen and paper (yeah: old school) and writing down NOTES. Not long complicated stuff.

You will get sick of that too quickly.

This will take a lot of attempts to get right.

Write down the KEY POINTS to do a SPECIFIC thing.

10 words or less if possible.

Too many words puts you off wanting to read it later.