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Load file "GLM_Symmetry.e3"
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Start the Advanced GSM command and select the solid.
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Under More Options, select the
Copy check box.
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Under Matching, select
Curves in the
Matching drop-down list.
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Under Group 1, click on Initial Curves and select the edge of the fender on the right, as in the following illustration:
Then click on Target Curves and select the blue curves:
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In order to apply the same controlled modification also to the fender on the right, select the Symmetry box under
More Options. In the
Reference Plane drop-down list select
Datum plane and click on the yellow plane.
Defining the symmetry plane
The Reference Plane drop-down list enables you to choose the selection method for the symmetry plane:
| On Face |
A face of a solid to be selected (Face). |
| 3 points |
The plane univocally identified by three points to be specified (3 points). |
| Datum plane |
An existing datum plane to be selected (Plane). |
| Through axis & point |
A plane through an axis to be selected (Axis, see "
How to define an axis or a line") and a point (
Point), both to be specified. |
| Perpendicular to axis & through point |
A plane orthogonal to an axis (Axis, see "
How to define an axis or a line") and through a point (
Point), both to be specified. |
| Coefficients |
A plane defined through the coefficient values of its cartesian equation (Ax+By+Cz+D=0), to be specified in the respective mini-dialog boxes (Coeff. A,
Coeff. B,
Coeff. C,
Coeff. D), and through a point to indicate (
Point). |
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Click the Preview button (  ) to display a preview of the result: the modification has been applied also to the fender on the right.
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Click  or  to confirm your selections modify the shape of the object.
Click  to discard your changes. |