Symmetry
produces a mirror image of your shapes in a reference element (a plane, line or point) you define.
You can create a mirror image of any valid element or analysis.
Before you begin: Create a 3D shape containing a geometric element.
From the Creation section of the action bar,
click
Symmetry.
The
Symmetry Definition
dialog box
appears as well as the
Tools Palette
dialog box (for further information about the
Tools Palette, see
3DEXPERIENCE
Native Apps: User's Guide: Selecting Using Selection Traps).
Select the
Element
to be transformed by
symmetry.
Select a point, line or plane as
Reference
element.
Result with line as reference element
Result with point as reference element
Click
OK
to create the symmetrical element.
The element (identified as
Symmetry.xxx
) is added to the
tree.
.
The Symmetry Definition dialog box appears as well as the Tools Palette dialog box (for further information about the Tools Palette, see 3DEXPERIENCE Native Apps: User's Guide: Selecting Using Selection Traps).
