Dynamic mirror tool in SOLIDWORKS

Karajko CAD

13 Jan, 2018 08:45 AM

A cool tool called Dynamic mirror which you maybe did not know about.

1. Step 1:

   What is Dynamic Mirror? It is basically like a regular sketch mirror with one major difference.

   
   

   

   I have started a new sketch and what I did is that i drew a centerline without any other 2D geometry.

   So if you want to find Dynamic Mirror it is in Tools--->Sketch Tools--->Dynamic Mirror.

2. Step 2:

   

   After I activated the command I need to select a line to mirror about.

   
   

3. Step 3:

   

   After I selected the line I just began drawing on one side and what happens is that everything replicates on the other side as I draw, you have got these "equal" icons near the vertices.Try this and you will see clearly.

   

   And this is some shape I randomly drew, the command is not a big deal, you will probably still use regular mirror, but still, a nice tool :)

   
   

   Karajko CAD