Mirror

mirror from point to point

mirror with direction

With the mirror tool, objects are mirrored at a mirror line.

The mirror line can be defined as a line from point to point or a line with direction . The mirrored objects can be copied and mirrored or just mirrored.

Mirror with mirror line from point to point and mirror with mirror line with direction

Step-by-step guide
  • Select tool from the Toolbar.
  • Activate / deactivate autostart and cyclic in the context bar .
  • Construct the starting point of the mirror line with sub-menu point construction
  • mirror line from point to point : construct the end point of the mirror line with the sub-menu point construction or mirror line with direction : construct the direction of the mirror line with the sub-menu direction construction .
  • activate / deactivate copy
  • Confirm selection with

  • select objects to be transformed

  • alter number of transformations if required
  • interactively adjust the transformation if required
Symmetrical pattern pieces do not have to be mirrored if they are to be placed open in the marker. Here, the attribute symmetry line suffices.

functions of the context bar

If this button is active, the drag points of the active construction can be adjusted. Depending on the drag area, different drag points are available.

With this function, an existing displacement line can be deselected or a new displacement line can be selected . If the function is active, the points / lines for which a displacement line can be selected or deselected are marked. The cursor symbol indicates whether a displacement line already exists or not . Any line of the active part can be selected as displacement line. The right principle must be considered, as this determines the move direction.

The function cutting line is only active for the type line with direction . Having selected the cutting line, the new line does not have a given length; it is extended to or cut off at the cutting line. Clicking on switches to the mode for selection of the cutting line. A set cutting line can be deselected in this mode.

An interactive mirror transformation of the type from point to point or with direction can be switched to the other time at any time after calling. Clicking on one of the two buttons in the context bar starts the click process where the end point for switch type: point to point or the direction for switch type: with direction are re-defined. The original starting point is always transferred during type switch.

With click new, the entire click process is gone through again. The basic elements of the active function, e.g. points, lines, directions are queried one after another. You can decide separately for each basic element whether to retain it or set it again. A right click accepts the original position/ setting.

The object selection remains intact with set new . It can be adapted via the function submit objects later .

Example mirror line from point to point

Example mirror line with direction