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Beginner's Guide to SOLIDWORKS 2019- Level I

24.5. - Now we need to add the second 'Side

Cover' to our assembly, but instead of manually r Insert Tools Window Help

adding it and then mate it using SmartMates, we

are going to use a different technique using the I Component

"Mirror Components" command. Select the ~ Mate ...

menu "Insert, Mirror Components."
nt ~ Mate Controller ...

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Similar to the "Mirror Feature" command in
Mirror Components ...
a part, we need a plane or flat face to be used as

a mirror plane. In this case we can select the •••

assembly's "Front Plane" as the mirror plane, I :>mart Features ...

since it is located in the middle of the assembly, <!b·· Exploded View ...
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and in the "Components to Mirror" selection box, I

select the 'Side Cover' either in the screen or the fly-out FeatureManager. After

making your selections, click in the "Next" blue arrow to go to the next step in the

"Mirror Component" command.

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Step 1: Selections
[jJ Right Plane

Select face/plane to mirror about and the
components to be mirrored.

Selections

Mirror plane:

I Front Plane

Components to Mirror:

..... Side Cover-1

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