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Mirroring the side panel

Mirroring the side panel - Fusion 360 Tutorial

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Mirroring the side panel

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- [Instructor] We can create the right panel with the Mirror command. We can't simply copy and paste it because we want the slots to remain on the inside. The Mirror command lets us duplicate objects while mirroring them in the process. Using the Mirror command will require a plane that serves as the mirror line. We can use an offset construction plane. Construction planes can be created and referenced by most modeling commands, allowing you to create geometry that is otherwise not possible with the existing sketches or bodies. First activate the root or a top-level component in the browser. This will ensure the construction plane is not grouped in the side panel component. We don't want that to be included in the mirror result. Let's also create a width user parameter and set it to 15 inches. Activate the offset plane feature, select the inside of the panel as the face to offset from, and type out the width parameter.…

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