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Mirror an assembly

johan.degreef — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:41:23 GMT

Hello,

I need a frame and a mirrored version of it. Some parts are custom, some content center, and some of a company library folder. We have a partlist of the original frame, and need also one of the mirrored assembly. Parts that can be reused may keep the same name, but others need a new name.

For the predesign I used a derrived part that I could mirror, but it is not sufficient for manufactoring and ordering

What would be the easiest way to create (and future update) the mirrored version?

I attached a pack n go of the left fame. Many thx, Johan

Re: Mirror an assembly

CGBenner — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:28:32 GMT

@johan.degreef

Hi, Johan. Is it only the frame that you need mirrored, or this entire assembly?

Re: Mirror an assembly

johan.degreef — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:37:18 GMT

Part of the entire assembly, some piping assemblies are different too.

Re: Mirror an assembly

kacper.suchomski — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:27:55 GMT

When mirroring components, pay attention to the mirror status - you can individually set whether the component is to be duplicated or a new derived component with a new name created.

https://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2025/ENU/?guid=GUID-7B19CA69-8D14-40DA-9543-115A8AFE6336

I would do something different with the frame itself.
You can manually reinsert it into the assembly (if you have a separate iam assembly) and apply the appropriate constraints. You can also use iLogic copying if the frame is to be slightly modified.

Re: Mirror an assembly

johan.degreef — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:50:48 GMT

after 1 day of trying, gave it up. Mirroring assemblies in inventor is a nightmare.

Copy Designed it and made all modifications manually.

Re: Mirror an assembly

cosmin_andronic952G9 — Wed, 14 May 2025 13:30:32 GMT

Hi,

You can try to create a new substitute as a part of the assembly and afterwards you can mirror the part that wll be driven by the original assembly.

What do you think?

Best Regards,

Cosmin

Re: Mirror an assembly

jeffsteiger6735 — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 20:01:36 GMT

Looks like this may have been finally addressed in Inventor 2026 according to this blog:

https://designandmotion.net/autodesk/inventor/autodesk-inventor-assembly-mirror/