Mirroring Issues

[gsejrmech]

I have read all the past threads about mirror/symmetry. I have also read the documentation but I am still missing one key point, i guess. I am trying to make the opposite of an existing assy (has a sub assy including parts that don't require to be mirrored) which is going to have a new part number for the main assy and its sub assy.

I tried using Assy symmetry, but i can't figure out how to exclude the symmetry of some common parts that i don't want the symmetry of, but just the want them to be positioned to newly mirrored part. Also i tried using mirror function in the part module using New from, then doing so, I can't make the original part go away, even hiding it. Please help

 

[DBezaire]

You can deactivate the symmetrical parts.

Regards,
Derek

 

[jackk]

Which release are you using? There were some major improvements made to the Assembly Symmetry feature in R15 (I think it was R15, maybe R14?)

 

[gsejrmech]

Let me tell you more about my approach here.

First I tried using New from the existing assy, then I renamed just the top most level. Then I started using symmetry, but then I start to notice that I lose the constraint geometry previously made on a part of existing assy. Hide/show works here though.

So, I went back to New from one part at a time, but now once I mirror the part, I can't seem to get rid of original part. If i deactivate the original part here and make the original part go hide, the mirrored component hides too.

 

[Kapmc]

gsejrmech:

If you set in tools - options -infrastructre - part infrastructre - (activate: restrict external selection with links to pubished items.)

This will allow you to create assy symmetry on only the parts you published all other parts will not be created.