How do I mirror an original assembly and delete in Solidworks?

How do you mirror an entire assembly in Solidworks?

To mirror assembly features:

1. Open the assembly containing the assembly feature to mirror.
2. Click Assembly Features (Assembly tab on the CommandManager) and click Mirror , or click Insert > Assembly Feature > Mirror.
3. In the PropertyManager: For Mirror Face/Plane, select a plane or planar face to mirror about. …
4. Click .

Can you mirror components in Solidworks assembly?

In an assembly, you can add components by mirroring existing components (parts or subassemblies). The new components can be a copy or an opposite-hand version of the seed components. You can create opposite-hand versions of individual parts.

How do you mirror an object in Solidworks?

In a part, click Mirror (Features toolbar) or Insert > Pattern/Mirror > Mirror. See Mirroring Features. Create an opposite-hand version of a part. In a part, select a face or plane to mirror about, and then click Insert > Mirror Part.

How do I unlink a mirrored part in Solidworks?

Optionally, if you want to independently edit the features of the mirrored part without affecting the original part, under Link, click Break link to original part. You can also break the link to the original part later by listing the mirrored part’s external references and selecting Break All.

How do you mirror flip in Solidworks?

In a part, click Mirror (Features toolbar) or Insert > Pattern/Mirror > Mirror. See Mirroring Features. Create an opposite-hand version of a part. In a part, select a face or plane to mirror about, and then click Insert > Mirror Part.

How do you mirror an assembly in Solid Edge?

Is there a way to tell solid edge while mirroring, do not keep it link?

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Sounds like the perfect job for Insert Assembly Copy.

1. Open blank assembly file.
2. Select Insert Assembly Copy.
3. Browse to your RH assembly and select it.
4. Set the mirror option you want for your LH assembly.
5. Complete the command.

How do you flip a part in assembly?

Click Rotate Component (Assembly toolbar) or Tools > Component > Rotate. The Rotate Component PropertyManager appears, and the pointer changes to . Select one or more components in the graphics area. Select a component and drag in any direction.

How do you invert a part in Solidworks assembly?

To invert selection:

1. Select items to be excluded.
2. Click Invert Selection. (Selection filter toolbar) or Tools > Invert Selection.

How do you mirror components?

In an open assembly document, click Mirror Components (Assembly toolbar) or Insert > Mirror Components. In the PropertyManager, under Selections: For Mirror plane, select a plane or planar face as the entity to mirror about. For Components to Mirror, select one or more components to mirror.

Where is mirror in Solidworks?

The mirror entities feature can be found under the ‘sketch’ tab in the command manager or in tools > sketch tools > mirror.

How do you break the original link in Solidworks?

To break the link from the original part file:

1. In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click the inserted third-party native CAD file and click Break Link.
2. In the dialog box, click one of the following: Yes, break the link (cannot be undone) . Breaks the link of the inserted part file from the original file.

Why is mirror part grayed out Solidworks?

If you see that the Mirror Part command is greyed out that is because you should pre-select the mirror face or plane. The Material checkbox in the Mirror Components PropertyManager is selected by default and lets you propagate the material of the mirrored part from the parent part.