J_MirrorCreate

J_MirrorEdit

Create and edit a mirror curve

Mirrors are defined starting from a curve and a mirror axis. They will mirror the said curve along the mirror line. The mirroring will be performed on the XY plane.

Find it in: JPattern Design sidebar (J_MirrorCreate) or Edit Entity cascade menu on JPattern Design toolbar (J_MirrorEdit)

Steps

  1. Select the target curve you want to mirror or select the mirrored curve you want to edit
  2. If you are creating a new mirror curve, select the line you want to use as mirror line
  3. Fill in the options that are given in the form and click Ok (or press space) to confirm

Mirror tutorial

Options

  • Select the mirror line (shortcut: T): allows you to change the mirror line
  • Partial begin (shortcut: R): you can trim the curve starting from this point
  • Partial end (shortcut: Y): you can trim the curve ending in this point

Remarks

The partial being/end will use the direction of the curve to determine which is the beginning and the end of the partial. You can use the direction command (_Dir) to visualize and swap the orientation of the base curve.

J_MirrorMulti

Create a mirror of multiple curve

Multiple mirrors are defined starting from some curves and a mirror axis. They will mirror the said curves along the given mirror line. The mirroring will be performed on the XY plane.

Find it in: JPattern Design sidebar

Steps

  1. Select a series of target curves you want to mirror
  2. Select the line you want to use as mirror line

Mirror multi tutorial