Mirror an assembly

[johan.degreef]

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

[CGBenner]

@johan.degreef 

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

[johan.degreef]

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

[kacper.suchomski]

Hi

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.

[johan.degreef · Accepted solution]

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

Copy Designed it and made all modifications manually.

[cosmin_andronic952G9]

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

[jeffsteiger6735]

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

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