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  1. Click Edit > Mirror Copy to display the Mirror Copy Ribbon.

  2. Select the objects in the model to copy.

  3. Click Accept to confirm your selection.

  4. Select the direction of the mirror plane from the Direction box. By default, the direction of the mirror plane is set to Plane by From-To Vector.

    SHARED Tip Shortcut keys for locking a plane are:
    Plane by From-To Vector - CTRL+6,
    Plan Plane - CTRL+1;
    Elevation plane: East- West - CTRL+2
    Z Plane: X-axis - CTRL+2;
    Elevation plane: North-South - CTRL+3
    Z Plane: Y- axis - CTRL+3.

  5. Select a location for the From Point position (or origin).

  6. Select a location for the To Point position (or destination).

  7. Review the options on the Parent or Related Object Dialog Box, and adjust as needed.

    SHARED Tip You can select an option to keep the original permission groups.

  8. Click OK on the dialog box, and then click Finish on the ribbon.

    • You cannot use the Mirror Copy command on hangers and supports objects.

    • To select objects for this command, you can use a filter, fence, or directly select the object within a space. If objects already are selected and you select the Mirror Copy command, the selected objects are the select set.

    • If you set the destination mode to Point to Mirror About and the direction of the mirror plane to an option other than Plane by From-To Vector, the software does not require the From Point designation. The To Point command starts automatically.

    • If errors occur, the software tracks these discrepancies and records them in the View > To Do List. Possible errors concern flow direction and listing of left- and right-handed parts. For example, if you mirrored a piping configuration and connected it to another object with a different flow direction, the software would report an error. Also, left- and right-handed parts must appear correctly on parts lists.

    • Based on reference data settings (the option Component must be replaced rather than mirroring, rotating, or copying is in the mirror behavior select list), you can replace a part with another part listed in the part properties data. If the replacement part is not available for the active specification, the command continues with the original part rotated but not mirrored.

    • Properties of the modified objects match the original objects with some exceptions. Standard revision and status properties are updated. The software updates named objects, based on the name rule (that is, the software does not update the named object if you defined the name rule, while the software does update the named object for system-defined name rules). The software automatically updates properties that track location or orientation.

    • If you select the same point for the Move From position (or origin) and the Move To point, the software displays a message that prompts you to select a different Move To point. However, if you must specify only one point, you can complete the Mirror Copy command using the Point to Mirror About option in the Destination list and select a plane in the Direction list.