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{{Docnav
{{Docnav
|[[Sketcher_RestoreInternalAlignmentGeometry|Show/Hide internal geometry]]
|[[Sketcher_Offset|Offset geometry]]
|[[Sketcher_RemoveAxesAlignment|Remove axes alignment]]
|[[Sketcher Clone|Clone]]
|[[Sketcher_Workbench|Sketcher]]
|[[Sketcher_Workbench|Sketcher]]
|IconL=Sketcher_Offset.svg
|IconL=Sketcher_Element_Ellipse_All.svg‎|IconC=Workbench_Sketcher.svg|IconR=Sketcher_Clone.svg}}
|IconR=Sketcher_RemoveAxesAlignment.svg
|IconC=Workbench_Sketcher.svg
}}


{{GuiCommand
{{GuiCommand
|Name=Sketcher Symmetry
|Name=Sketcher Symmetry
|Workbenches=[[Sketcher Workbench|Sketcher]]
|MenuLocation=Sketch → Sketcher tools → Symmetry
|MenuLocation=Sketch → Sketcher tools → Symmetry
|Workbenches=[[Sketcher_Workbench|Sketcher]]
|Shortcut={{KEY|Z}} {{KEY|S}}
|Version=0.16
|Version=0.16
|SeeAlso=[[Sketcher_MirrorSketch|Sketcher MirrorSketch]]
}}
}}


==Description==
==Description==
Mirrors sketcher geometry in reference to a chosen line or sketch axis.


The [[Image:Sketcher_Symmetry.svg|24px]] [[Sketcher_Symmetry|Sketcher Symmetry]] creates mirrored copies of selected elements.


==Usage==
==Usage==


# Select one or more edges and/or [[Sketcher_CreatePoint|Point objects]]. Constraints restricted to the selected elements are also processed.
#Select the geometry to be copied, then a line or sketch axis to be used as the symmetry axis.
# Select a line or a sketch axis to define the symmetry line, or a point to define the symmetry point.
#Press the {{KEY|[[Image:Sketcher_Symmetry.png|24px]] '''Symmetry'''}} button or choose {{KEY| Sketch}} {{KEY| Sketcher tools}} {{KEY|[[Image:Sketcher_Symmetry.png|24px]] Symmetry}} from the top menu.
# There are several ways to invoke the tool:
#The selected geometry will be copied symmetrically to the selected line or sketch axis.
#* Press the {{Button|[[Image:Sketcher_Symmetry.svg|16px]] [[Sketcher_Symmetry|Symmetry]]}} button.
Note that no extra symmetry constraint will be added.
#* Select the {{MenuCommand|Sketch → Sketcher tools → [[Image:Sketcher_Symmetry.svg|16px]] Symmetry}} option from the menu.
#* The keyboard shortcut: {{KEY|Z}} then {{KEY|S}}.
# Mirrored copies are created.


==Notes==

* The tool does not add [[Sketcher_ConstrainSymmetric|Symmetric constraints]] between the original elements and the created copies.




{{Docnav
{{Docnav
|[[Sketcher_RestoreInternalAlignmentGeometry|Show/Hide internal geometry]]
|[[Sketcher_Offset|Offset geometry]]
|[[Sketcher_RemoveAxesAlignment|Remove axes alignment]]
|[[Sketcher Clone|Clone]]
|[[Sketcher_Workbench|Sketcher]]
|[[Sketcher_Workbench|Sketcher]]
|IconL=Sketcher_Offset.svg
|IconL=Sketcher_Element_Ellipse_All.svg‎|IconC=Workbench_Sketcher.svg|IconR=Sketcher_Clone.svg‎}}
|IconR=Sketcher_RemoveAxesAlignment.svg
|IconC=Workbench_Sketcher.svg
}}


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Revision as of 11:23, 20 April 2024

Sketcher Symmetry

Menu location
Sketch → Sketcher tools → Symmetry
Workbenches
Sketcher
Default shortcut
Z S
Introduced in version
0.16
See also
Sketcher MirrorSketch

Description

The Sketcher Symmetry creates mirrored copies of selected elements.

Usage

  1. Select one or more edges and/or Point objects. Constraints restricted to the selected elements are also processed.
  2. Select a line or a sketch axis to define the symmetry line, or a point to define the symmetry point.
  3. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
    • Press the Symmetry button.
    • Select the Sketch → Sketcher tools → Symmetry option from the menu.
    • The keyboard shortcut: Z then S.
  4. Mirrored copies are created.

Notes