Practice Exercise | Mirror Objects

In this practice exercise, you mirror an object using the Mirror command and grips. First, you draw an object that you will mirror similar to the one shown.

1. Using the Line command, draw an object similar to the one illustrated above. It is best to draw an object that is asymmetric to understand the mirror command.
2. To mirror the object you have just drawn:
   • On the Home tab, click Modify panel > Mirror.
   • Select the objects. Press ENTER. Click the first point of the mirror line. Click the second point of the mirror line. Note that with polar tracking on, you can mirror the object around a specific angle.

     

   • Press ENTER to accept the default (No <N>), so that you do not erase the source object.
3. Zoom out and mirror the objects using Grips.
   • With the command line blank, select the objects.
   • Right-click one of the grips (1). Click Mirror (2).
   • Right-click again. Click Copy (3).

     

4. Next, change the base point of the objects to mirror:
   • Right-click the selected grip. Click Base point.

     

5. Click the first and second points of the mirror line as indicated below. Notice that in this example polar tracking is on.

   

6. Press ENTER to complete the command and ESC to deselect the objects.