Mirror component

[juho_]

Hi!

I would like to highlight a problem with mirroring components. There is quite often a situation where I want to mirror components but I'm not going to because I don't want to get new components, with same dimensions.

There should be an option to just mirror component to the wanted place and not to make a new mirrored component. If the component itself is not mirrored then there is no need to make a new component. This problem is annoying especially with symmetric components. There should be an option to mirror your part or keep it the same and only mirror it to the wanted place. This kind of an option is in SolidWorks. I recommend to check that out and copy. 

[TrippyLighting]

I have worked with SolidWorks since 1998. There certainly are differences between Fusion and SolidWorks. The mirror feature in SW is much more capable than Fusion's.

However, I have no idea what you are trying to explain, as your explanation contradicts itself at least once. 

Screenshots, shared models, and screencasts do wonders in explaining 😉

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! I believe I know what is requested here. Juho would like to have the ability to maximize the usage of symmetric parts on mirroring. Basically, when a geometrically symmetric component can be transformed to the mirrored side, there shall not be a need to create a new component definition. In theory, any symmetric component can be replicated to the mirrored size by just rotating. The tricky thing here is to detect the symmetry of the component before mirroring, find the symmetric plane, and calculate the needed transformation.

Many thanks!