Mirror Failing

[SnTMan]

Good day all, see attached screenshot. Why won't the "flange" mirror?

Extrude-Thin 1 is a circle drawn on the front plane, Extrude-Thin 2
circle was offset from the cylinder edge and extruded.

Solidworks 2011.

Thanks in advance.

Mike

 

[JMirisola]

Try mirroring the body, not the feature.

Jeff Mirisola
Director of Engineering
M9 Defense
My Blog

 

[SnTMan]

JMirisola, thank you for that. I had tried that earlier with a more complex part, with no luck. What I didn't understand was that it seems the body has to be selected from the graphics area by picking on it, rather than from the feature tree. Sound right to you?

I have got a long ways to go with Sworks.

Regards,

Mike

 

[JMirisola]

You should be able to select it from the 'Bodies' folder as well.

Jeff Mirisola
Director of Engineering
M9 Defense
My Blog

 

[SnTMan]

Yeah that's what Help said too, but there is no Bodies folder, as you can see from the .gif.

Here is the more complex part I mentioned earlier. No Bodies folder there either.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Right click on the Feature Manager and select Hide/Show Tree Items.
I'm guessing the Solid Bodies folder is set to Hide ... or you have no bodies in the more complex part.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

In your first image, you won't see the Bodies Folder unless you switch back to the FM.

 

[SnTMan]

CorBlimeyLimey, yes, the Bodies folder was hidden in both parts. Now set to Show. As I said, a long ways to go...

Thanks to both of you.

Mike