Mirror and/or Symmetry V5??

[dtwo]

I have CATIA V5 data we recieved from an equipement supplier and I came across a design process I cannot duplicate.

There are 2 catproducts with the same part name with a different instance name. The result resmembles a copy/paste however one of the catproducts is a mirror image. When expanding the tree, the individual catproducts contain the same parts, geo. sets, etc.

If I create a new part under either catproduct the mirror image part appears under the corresponding catproduct.

How was this accomplished?

 

[DBezaire]

Sneaky isn't it. They used applied a -1 to the x or y axis of a product. I use this method and it does have some dangerous limitations. There is a copy of the script that does this in Ferdo's compilation of CATIA_Portable_Script_Center_v2.0
Download the script center, it has a tonne of little things that will help your or guide you to the promised lands of scripting.
This script I speak of is found under the Product section and called Product symmetry

Limitations to this method:
R20SP6 step does not recognize this move. Iges does.
The product you mirror must be located around world 0,0,0 and NO rotations. You will create funny shapes otherwise.

Regards,
Derek




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[dtwo]

DBezaire thanks for information. I downloaded the script and it appears that's what was done. Can you elaborate on the "-1 to the X or Y axis"?