Mirror

Reflect (mirror) objects in a plane (3D), a line (2D), or a point (1D).

Syntax

model.geom(<tag>).create(<ftag>,"Mirror");

model.geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).selection(property);

model.geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).set(property,<value>);

model.geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).getType(property);

Description

Use model.geom(<tag>).create(<ftag>,"Mirror") to mirror geometry objects.

Use model.geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).selection("input") to select the objects to mirror. The default selection is empty.

The following properties are available:

Table 3-74: Valid Property/Value Pairs

Property	Value	Default	Description
input	Selection		Objects to reflect.
keep	on | off	off	Keep input objects.
pos	double[]	0	A point to be fixed during reflection.
axis	double[]	{0 0 1} (3D) {1 0} (2D) {1} (1D)	Vector in the direction to reflect.
selresult	on | off	off	Create selections of all resulting objects.
selresultshow	all | obj | dom | bnd | edg | pnt | off	dom	Show selections, if selresult is on, of resulting objects in physics, materials, and so on, or in part instances. obj is not available in a component’s geometry. dom, bnd, and edg are not available in all features.
contributeto	String	none	Tag of cumulative selection to contribute to.

In 3D, the input objects are reflected in the plane through pos with normal vector axis. In 2D, the input objects are reflected in the line through pos with normal vector axis. In 1D, the input objects are reflected in the point pos.

For information about the selresult and contributeto properties, see Selections of Geometric Entities.

Compatibility

The property out is no longer available.

Example

A 2D example, mirroring a rectangle:

Code for use with Java

Model model = ModelUtil.create("Model1");

GeomSequence g = model.geom().create("geom1",2);

g.create("r1","Rectangle");

g.create("m1","Mirror");

g.feature("m1").selection("input").set("r1");

g.feature("m1").set("pos","2 2");

g.feature("m1").set("axis","1 1");

g.run();

Code for use with MATLAB

model = ModelUtil.create('Model1');

g = model.geom.create('geom1',2);

g.create('r1','Rectangle');

g.create('m1','Mirror');

g.feature('m1').selection('input').set('r1');

g.feature('m1').set('pos','2 2');

g.feature('m1').set('axis','1 1');

g.run;

A 3D example, mirroring a block:

Code for use with Java

Model model = ModelUtil.create("Model1");

GeomSequence g = model.geom().create("geom1",3);

g.create("blk1","Block");

g.create("m1","Mirror");

g.feature("m1").selection("input").set("blk1");

g.feature("m1").set("pos","2 2 2");

g.feature("m1").set("axis","1 1 1");

g.run();

Code for use with MATLAB

model = ModelUtil.create('Model1');

g = model.geom.create('geom1',3);

g.create('blk1','Block');

g.create('m1','Mirror');

g.feature('m1').selection('input').set('blk1');

g.feature('m1').set('pos','2 2 2');

g.feature('m1').set('axis','1 1 1');

g.run;

See Also

 Move, Copy, Rotate, Scale