Why can't you mirror Projected geometry inside of Sketcher? (NX6)

[potrero]

Why can't you mirror projected geometry in a sketch?

Try it: project a curve or a point from elsewhere in a model, into a Sketch, then try to mirror that projected geometry inside the sketch. Can't do it.

Why not? Would be nice.

 

[SiW979]

I know it might sound daft but have you tried it with the associativity turned off? I'm at home at the moment so I can't try it.

Best regards

Simon (NX4.0.4.2 MP9 - TCEng 9.1.3.6.c)

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[jerry1423]

yes it would be nice, but each of those things are its own feature, and features cannot be inside features.

 

[JohnRBaker]

Yes, this is true, but I can offer a workaround. After you Project the curves/edges into the Sketch, convert them to Reference Curves and then Offset them zero distance. Now Mirror the zero Offseted curves.

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