CONSTRUCT TRANSFRM MIRROR [tnam] pnam1 pnam2

    

This command is used to define a mirroring transformation defined by two points.

tnam = name of the transformation

pnam = 2 points defining the mirror plane.

This command is used to define mirroring transformations for use in GEOMETRY SWEEP ,GEOMETRY COPY and GEOMETRY MOVE commands. The mirroring is performed through a plane containing the point $\frac{(pnam1 + pnam2)}{2}$, and with a normal direction from pnam1 to pnam2.

When part or all of a model is mirrored physical and material properties that have been attached are mirrored, but loads, constraints and local coordinate systems are not.

 

Figure 2.57: Definition of the Mirroring Plane

Examples:

1.

CONSTRUCT TRANSFRM MIRROR MIRX P1 P2

This defined a reflection in a mirror, called MIRX, whose normal is P1 to P2 and contains the point half way between them.

See also the following commands

'GEOMETRY COPY'
'GEOMETRY MOVE'
'GEOMETRY SWEEP'