How can I flip/reverse a body/compoment?

[autodesk]

I imported a component that was a stp, but I need it to be reversed.  I tried doing a negative scale, but that didn't work.  Any ideas?

[Anonymous]

The solution I needed was "Flip Normal" explained here:
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-360-design-validate/flip-normals/td-p/5421956

[Anonymous]

Maybe if you could do negative scaling, it would be an easy addition to make? I'm not a programmer but that was the first thing I tried to do and was like, huh, doesn't work, weird..

[g-andresen]

hi,

Scaling has nothing to do with positive or negative, but with multiplication by factors.
Factor >1 = larger
Factor < 1 = smaller

günther

[TrippyLighting]

Not only does this work in other 3D applications, e.g. Blender, it also works in Fusion 360, albeit a bit convoluted.

Create a user parameter called, for example "scaling_factor". It must be unitless. Give it a value of 1.

Create your 3D body.

Use the scale tool in with non-uniform scaling and the axis you want to scale negatively, replace the value of "1" with the user parameter.

After completing the scaling operation, change the user parameter to "-1".

See attached example.

[Anonymous]

It's called negative scaling. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaling_(geometry)

[Anonymous]

Clever. I like this solution as I've used this negative scaling technique in Sketchup before. Unsure what clear advantage it has over the "Mirror" feature (other than not having "duplicate" objects in the project that Mirror produces.)

[TrippyLighting]

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@Anonymous wrote:

.... Unsure what clear advantage it has over the "Mirror" feature (other than not having "duplicate" objects in the project that Mirror produces.)

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I am not sure it does have an advantage. You can simply "remove" (not delete) the duplicate. If scaling by -1 would work without the user parameter workaround you'd save one feature in the timeline.

As is, I think it's more work.

[g-andresen]

Hi,

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@TrippyLighting wrote:

...  it also works in Fusion 360, albeit a bit convoluted.

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An operation where a parameter "seems" to do, what you want, but leads to a change of the font color in the feature menu and on the other hand is not possible in the menu itself, I would not call a solution at all.

günther

[TrippyLighting]

Whether or not you consider the workflow I posted as a solution is pretty irrelevant to most.

It only shows your lack of imagination to exclude number including and past  "-1" in your range of pretty basic math.

It is sad enough that that lack of imagination also extended to the folks who implement the Scale command.

[danno4]

The changing the parameters, advice...I'd hug you if you were here!

[g_neves394AQ]

mas isso no ambiente de montagem?, pois não sei como espelhar o componente na montagem e ficar com ele como se fosse arquivos externo?

[translated with Google]

But this in the assembly environment? Because I don't know how to mirror the component in the assembly and have it as if it were external files?

[g_neves394AQ]

mas essa opção funciona no ambiente de montagem?

Não sei como espelhar componentes e ainda ficar com o componente como se fosse arquivo externo?

tem como fazer isso?

pois espelhar o componente é facil, mas o problema é que o arquivo fica como nome do arquivo espelhar, mas depois não consigo detalhar esse tipo de arquivo justamente por não estar em ambiente externo

tem como me ajudar

obrigado

[translated with Google]

But does this option work in the assembly environment?

I don't know how to mirror components and still have the component as if it were an external file?

Is there a way to do this?

Because mirroring the component is easy, but the problem is that the file remains as the name of the mirror file, but then I can't detail this type of file precisely because it is not in an external environment

Can you help me

Thanks

[jhackney1972]

Take a look at this Blog Article and Video maybe it will give you some ideas on how to handle your issue.

[etfrench]

After mirroring the component try using "Save Copy As" to create an external file.

deepl.com:

Depois de espelhar o componente, tente utilizar "Guardar cópia como" para criar um ficheiro externo.

[DonCMorrison]

How is it possible that Fusion Coders haven't created a mirror command that meets the needs outlined above.   

[TrippyLighting]

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@DonCMorrison wrote:

How is it possible that Fusion Coders haven't created a mirror command that meets the needs outlined above?   

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It isn't up to the coders what to implement. It's only up to them and only to a degree how to implement it.

It isn't necessarily even up to the PMs at Autodesk to decide what to implement.

Users like us aren't the only ones who ask for the implementation of certain features. Many people internal to Autodesk want certain features prioritized for certain reasons, and as such, sometimes seemingly simple requests such as this take longer—a lot longer!

[CGBenner]

@DonCMorrison 

To get a closer look at what the Fusion team has on its roadmap, join the Fusion Insider program.  Good luck!

[CGBenner]

@g_neves394AQ Hello, do you still need help with this question?

[DonCMorrison]

Not really. I have learned to live with the poor Fusion solution. Seems strange that they can't fix it tho.

[tpatt]

I too was hoping to find a solution to this problem; I need to create a complimentary component (B) that will fit with another component (A). Mirroring would not help as the components have alternating features which cannot be accomplished by mirroring (think of fingers fitting together when your hands are clasped). The work around for me was to go back in the timeline and copy the original superimposed sketch before the component was extruded, then paste and make minor changes, and extrude the second components with the correct alternating features. Not sure if this method was mentioned already, hope this helps.