orientation in sketcher

[2ms1]

I would like to simply flip the sketch shown below about the axis that is closest to horizontal. The reason I don't want to simply mirror it is that then all the dimensions would be new. I want to avoid that because every single one of the dimensions is controlled by (and referred to by other)relations, so then I would have to go and redefine a million relations.


Is there any way to keep the same sketch, only flip it about that one axis?


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Edited by: 2ms1

 

[charleskim]

Try changing the dim's to negative values.


2.16 to -2.16, 34.00 to -34.00, 2.40 to -2.40.


Charles

 

[2ms1]

that would work if it wasn't for all the references to those relations getting messed up though. That would mean I would have to go through and throw in a million minus signs throughout all the relations that refer to these dimensions, which would generally be not as clean and also would be more error prone than simply starting over with all new dimensions.

 

[rrajapur]

HOW ABOUT ROTATING THE SKETCH?

 

[2ms1]

What do you mean exactly?

 

[rrajapur]

You can rotate the feature with out altering any dimensions. You have to use feature rotate, not sketcher rotate. It comes under EDIT>COPY>PASTE SPECIAL.

 

[Isair]

Err

Create mirror of this sketch, and then original rectangle convert to construction (select lines of rectangle and RMB construction).
This way you'll flip sketch, and original dimension would stay intact.

 

[dr_gallup]

I think you can mirror the section then pick on the dimensions one at a time and do Edit/Replace. Pro/E will keep all the formating, GD&T and relations intact.

 

[mjcole_ptc]

You can comment the relations by going to reltions and inserting /* before each relation this will avoid errors caused by negative values which could happen if you don't comment the relations. Then as dr_gallup states you can modify the sketch by draging entities to the opposite side or use negative values and then use the edit replace dimension option to create the dimensions again and have there values be positive.

I've done this before and it works quite well because when you select the dim to replace and create the replacement dimension it retains the same sd# dimension id and d# id in modeling. Then you can go into relations and remove the /* comment and ractivate the relations.

Michael

 

[leow_john]

You can comment the relations by going to reltions and inserting /* before each relation this will avoid errors caused by negative values which could happen if you don't comment the relations. Then as dr_gallup states you can modify the sketch by draging entities to the opposite side or use negative values and then use the edit replace dimension option to create the dimensions again and have there values be positive.I've done this before and it works quite well because when you select the dim to replace and create the replacement dimension it retains the same sd# dimension id and d# id in modeling. Then you can go into relations and remove the /* comment and ractivate the relations.Michael

Hi:

Could you show me an example

Rregards

leow