I don't scale the copy back down, though. I just close it after editing it and delete it. The original at its original size remains with its faces intact.

Just did the selecting units thing on the options button. Works like a champ to prevent it from being 12x as big. Still pretty new to the program so not really familiar with the drape tool. I'll read up on it and give it a shot. Thanks so much for the advice! bagger05

For info: http://www.ciri.org.nz/bendworks/bending.pdf Depending on where you apply fredo's bend tool, (neutral fiber) you come close to real deformation.

Flip Along is another way to create a mirrored component and I think more practical in most cases. It would interesting to see what you get when you try it on a copy of the component.