Mirror 2d
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@pier70 said:
is there in SU a 2d mirror? I'm not able to find, thank u
there isn't an explicit mirror command. (TIG has made a plugin for this if you want to go that route.. probably one of my favorite & most used rubies)
as is now, you basically have to use the move tool to copy the geometry to another location.. then use the scale tool to scale along the appropriate axis by a factor of -1.. then move it back to the proper location..
there is also flip along an axis in sketchup but me personally? i never use it and think it's kind of clumsy.. other people may feel differently..
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I use "flip along". It's right there in the context menu. Only thing is knowing the axis you are flipping along.
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I have mirror 3.1 but it seems not work, now I downloaded mirror 3.6 and it work very well and very intuitive, thak u for your answer guys
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@pbacot said:
I use "flip along". It's right there in the context menu. Only thing is knowing the axis you are flipping along.
right.. i guess what i meant by flip along being clumsy is that you still have to copy it then move it to the proper location and the geometry has to be in a component..
that's why i would just use the scale tool instead (if we're talking native tools) -
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Great tip, Jean. One sometimes forget these tricks where there are other options.
Your method even includes a copy, if wanted, in one operation.
A planar "mirror"- or better "axis of rotation"- edge can easily be made by inferencing from 'On Face'. -
I like the flip commands, too. I have keyboard shortcuts set up for them and use them frequently.
Jean's idea is great for 2D objects.
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Hi Dave, hi folks.
This is a trick that I posted a while ago. It also works with 3D objects. It takes one more step to complete the job. See this SU file for ideas.
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@jean lemire said:
Hi Dave, hi folks.
This is a trick that I posted a while ago. It also works with 3D objects. It takes one more step to complete the job. See this SU file for ideas.
nice..
even in that situation, i'd still use the scale tool..select both the shape & line.. copy then scale -1 .. move the endpoints of the line together then rotate into place..
for whatever reason, that happens to be what i see first so i just do it that way even if i now see your method is 2-3x less clicking..
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Thank u Jean thank u guys for your reply, I think rotate could be a solution, also the others trick are good but, what i'm looking for is to do this work (mirror) quickly, I cn't lost to much time to think about a mirror. Yesterday I try to do a 2d plan of an apartment, 3hours of work, ok I'm not excellent in SU use, but all the problems that I had in 2d drawing, I've not in 3d 3d is fast very intuitive, 2d give me crazy. Ok SU is not a cad, is not don for a 2d work...I'd like to use with advantage SU because I like too but in autocad or allplan I do a 2d plan in 30 minutes. I downloaded mirror 3.6, a simple plug in, in 2 move I've done the mirror, this is what I'm searching in SU the intuitive work that it has in 3d work. I think it's possible, there are many good guys that work around it. From me I'm studying for learn SU.
Excuse me for my bad english....
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Hi Pier, hi folks.
If what you want is onlyto reverse an object and have only the reversed version, of course, a flip or a scale by -1 is faster, depending on which direction you want to do the mirroring operation.
My example file assumed that you wanted a mirror copyof a model. In other words, that you want to keep the original andadd a mirror copy.
See this SU file for ideas:
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Yes Jean the only what i want, I'd like to do this with an easy way. You suggest rotate way ok I'll try thank u. But I tried mirror plug in and it's I think, what I want, I select the object, give an axe and it's done. I'll try rotate thank u
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