Mirror

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic, Pro and Platinum, Bricscad (Linux) Classic and Pro

Mirrors entities about a mirror line in a 2D plane.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  mirror

alias:  mi

menu bar:  Modify | 2D Mirror

toolbar:  Modify |

 

: mirror

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select entities to mirror: (Choose one or more entities.)

Entities in set: 1

Select entities to mirror: (Choose more entities, or press Enter to continue.)

Start of mirror line: (Pick a point, or enter x,y coordinates.)

End of mirror line: (Pick another point.)

Delete the original entities? <N> (Type Y or N.)

Command Options

Option

Description

Select entities to mirror

Chooses one or more entities to mirror.

Start of mirror line

Specifies the start point for the line about which entities are mirrored.

This line is temporary; as soon as you pick the second point, it disappears.

To mirror vertically or horizontally, hold down the Shift key when specifying the second point.

End of mirror line

Specifies the second point of the mirror line.

Delete the original entities?

Determines whether the original entities are erased:

  • Y - erases the original entities, leaving only the mirrored ones.

  • N - does not erase the original entities, leaving them in place.

Related Commands

Mirror3D - mirrors entities in 3D space.

InsertAligned - inserts mirrored blocks.

 


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