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Re: MLCAD mirrored submodels - Help please
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Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:02:03 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Torben Cox wrote:
I've recently started using MLCAD v3.2 and assembling 8862.  I've been using
sub-models sucessfully, but came to add a fourth and found that when the parts
are in the main model they are mirrored from what I drew in the submodel.
It is the  same in any new submodel I create, but OK if I add that submodel to
one of the other previous submodels. - The first three are not mirrored.
ie 2 bricks are placed in an L form. When added, the horizontal arm is on the
other side.
I hope someone can please tell me what on earth I've done, its driving me nuts!
Thanks in advance
Torben
MLCad usually orient any new part like the one before, so it sounds like you
mirrored the previous part accidentally.
So you should be able to fix the problem by unmirroring the second last part.

If you don't know how, insert the part in top of the file to get standard
orientation and move it down to the right spot from there.

-NB



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  Re: MLCAD mirrored submodels - Help please
 
(...) Thanks Niels - you're absolutely right. Inserting the submodel higher up and moving it down sorts it. Plus new things underneath are sorted as well. However, I'd be very grateful to know how to mirror, if you could please. In this case (...) (19 years ago, 24-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)

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  MLCAD mirrored submodels - Help please
 
I've recently started using MLCAD v3.2 and assembling 8862. I've been using sub-models sucessfully, but came to add a fourth and found that when the parts are in the main model they are mirrored from what I drew in the submodel. It is the same in (...) (19 years ago, 24-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)

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