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[Charlie]

Hello,

I don't understand the behavior of the symmetry function in Spaceclaim:

1/ When I try to do the symetry of a set via "assembly -> file", the set explodes!
1bis/ The external set symmetry explodes!
2/ when I make the symmetry of a component and I modify afterwards the volume the symmetry does not follow
3/ If I make the symmetry of a body it works on the other hand it is not practical to make a BOM so if I create the component of this new body, I lose the link of symmetry...

4/ You can't make a symmetry of a set composed of internal AND external elements

Is this the expected behavior? Are there any plans to improve this function?

 

Regards

[Naresh Patre]

Hello charlie

charlie said:
1/ When I try to do the symetry of a set via "assembly -> file", the set explodes! 1bis/ The external set symmetry explodes!

I am not sure if this is expected behavior or not, but if you internalize the external components, the assembly doesn't explode

charlie said:
2/ when I make the symmetry of a component and I modify afterwards the volume the symmetry does not follow 3/ If I make the symmetry of a body it works on the other hand it is not practical to make a BOM so if I create the component of this new body, I lose the link of symmetry...

The mirror tool behavior was changed a few versions back.
If you mirror a component, the resulting mirror will be independent of the original, and therefore changes to one will not affect the other.
However, if you mirror a solid, changes to one will apply to the other.
Therefore, if you want to mirror components, wait until you've made all your edits to the geometry of the original before mirroring.

charlie said:
4/ You can't make a symmetry of a set composed of internal AND external elements

I was not able to reproduce this issue. Are you noticing this for a particular file or with other files too? Can you share an example to reproduce this issue?

[Charlie]

Hello,

Thank you for the clarification, 
I understand the symmetry function but personally I find it very limited compared to what we could expect from such a function.
It becomes a constraint for a person who needs to innovate and create in advance of phase according to the customer feedback (which is the strength of Spaceclaim compared to its competitors).

Do you know if its behavior is definitive or if the developer is still working on it?

Sincerely

[Roberto]

charlie Hello

Also in my opinion this function should be improved

Best Regards

[Naresh Patre]

Hello charlie

I am checking with the development team and will let you know.

[Naresh Patre]

Hello Roberto charlie

I haven't got any update from development team about their plans of revisiting the Mirror functionality. So I would request you to post your suggestions in the Ideas section.

[Roberto]

Hello Naresh Patre charlie

Activate the following check, in this way the assime does not explode

 

Best Regards