MIRROR — Mirror

Creates a mirrored copy about an axis.

• Command: MIRROR · Global name: _MIRROR · Alias: MI
• Ribbon: Home › Modify
• Menu: Modify
• Toolbar: Modify

Creates a mirrored copy of the selected objects about an axis defined by two points and, if you ask for it, erases the originals.

Usage

1. Enter MIRROR (or MI) or click Mirror on the ribbon.
2. Select the objects and press Enter. If they were already selected before starting the command, they are used without asking.

Select objects:

3. Specify the two points of the mirror line. While you specify the second one the result is previewed.

Specify first point of mirror line:
Specify second point of mirror line:

4. Choose whether the originals are kept (Enter: they are kept).

Erase source objects? [Yes/No] <No>:

Options

• Yes (Y): erases the source objects; only the mirrored copy remains.
• No (N): keeps the originals next to the copy.

Notes

• With Ortho (F8) the mirror line is horizontal or vertical, the most common case.
• Texts are mirrored or not depending on the MIRRTEXT variable: with 0 (the usual value) they still read correctly; with 1 they look as in a mirror. Dimensions are regenerated readable.
• Grips also have a mirror mode (press Space until you reach it); the grip is the first point of the mirror line.

Specify second point or [Base point/Copy/eXit]:

See also

COPY · ROTATE · ARRAY · Selecting objects