Lesson 14 | Creating a Mirror Image of Existing Objects

This lesson describes how to create mirrored versions of existing objects in the drawing.

You can use symmetrical copies of objects and spaces to aid you in your designs. Whether they are simple consumer products or whole apartment buildings where adjacent apartments use symmetric floor plans, all make use of symmetry for a variety of reasons.

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

  • Use grips or the Mirror command to mirror objects in the drawing.

Mirroring Objects

Using the Mirror command, you can create symmetric versions of geometry. When you activate the Mirror ...

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