Mirroring Solid Bodies and Deleting Originals at the Same Time

[tstout9GFVP]

Why is it, that as long as I select the 'Join' option for solid bodies in the mirror command GUI form, I have a choice available to also remove the original solid bodies, BUT if I select the 'New Solid' option, I no longer have the ability to simultaneously remove the original solid bodies? This is needed often, and should have been available in the software years ago.

[SReitberger]

I´m sorry but I don´t get this idea. What is different in your desired result? 

There is nothing to be joined if the original is removed. x bodies mirrored is resulting in x bodies (with mirrored geometry). Is it about the name of the bodies?

[tstout9GFVP]

@SReitberger  this has nothing to do with the name of the bodies. It has everything to do with eliminating unwanted bodies when mirroring them.

[SReitberger]

Sorry to ask again. What is the difference between 'Join' and 'New Solid' if the original is removed? (presumed 'Remove Original' would be possible for both variants) 

[tstout9GFVP]

@SReitberger  The "Join" option means that the mirrored geometry will be joined/merged with the existing surrounding geometry and the end result will be one contiguous solid body. The "New Solid" option mirrors the selected solid body geometry as a separate solid body, and the end result visually looks the same as when you use the "Join" option, but actually results in two separate solid bodies. The problem lies in the fact that Inventor only allows the user to select "Remove Original" geometry when the "Join" option is selected, but not when the "New Solid" option is used.

[SReitberger]

@tstout9GFVP What IV version are you using? There seems to be a difference to IV 2020 (what I´m still using). In my little test there wasn´t any body joined. 3 Bodies mirrored resulting in 3 bodies, also without effect on further bodies (if mirroring one "into" another).