Mirror Keep Name

Mirror Keep Name

File: Part_Document_Scripts/Mirror_Keep_Name.py
Version: 1.1
Document Type: Part (also works with Part inside Product or Process)

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Description

Mirrors selected hybrid shapes about a plane using a CATIA Symmetry operation, while preserving the original names of all selected shapes. The result is created as a datum (isolated) so it has no parametric link to the source geometry.

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Requirements

Requirement	Value
Python	>= 3.10
pycatia	>= 0.8.3
wxPython	Not required
Open document	Part, or Part inside Product/Process

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Usage

1. Open a CATPart document with hybrid shapes and an axis system
2. Run the script
3. Selection 1: Select the hybrid shapes to mirror — click OK when done
4. Selection 2: Select a face of an axis system to define the mirror plane
5. Mirrored shapes are created as datums in the current in-work geometric set with the same names as the source shapes

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Output

• Mirrored shapes are added to the current in-work geometric set
• If the in-work object is not a geometric set, a new geometric set named Mirror_Keep_Name is created
• All results are datums (isolated) — no parametric link to source geometry

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Notes

• The mirror plane must be defined by selecting a face of an axis system — selecting other geometry types will cause the script to exit with an error
• The script supports Points (type 1), Curves (type 2), Lines (type 3), Circles (type 4), and Surfaces (type 5)
• Source shapes are not deleted or modified
• For mirroring all shapes in a geometric set at once use Mirror Keep Name And Structure