pytha.mirror_element

Mirrors a single element or a table of elements.

Similar to the Part tools -> Mirror function in the PYTHA user interface.

pytha.mirror_element(element, origin, plane) 

Parameter	Type	Description
element	element_handle or {...}	A single element handle or a table of element handles
origin	{x,y,z}	Coordinates of the center of rotation
plane	{...}	A table defining the orientation of the mirror plane that may contain the following options:
plane.u_axis	{x,y,z}	u-axis of the mirror plane
plane.v_axis	{x,y,z}	v-axis of the mirror plane
plane.w_axis	{x,y,z}	Normal vector of the mirror plane

Additional information

If element contains element handles to groups, all members of these group will be rotated as well.

Pytha will mirror at the plane defined by the plane.u_axis and plane.v_axis. Alternatively, the plane.w_axis axis can be speecified, giving the direction which will be inverted with respect to the origin. So {u_axis = 'y', v_axis = 'z'} is equivalent to {w_axis = 'x'}, both defining the 'yz'-plane as the mirror plane.

To perform a mirror copy, copy first with zero displacement and then mirror the returned table of elements.

See also:

pytha, element handles, Axes and directions, move_element, copy_element, Groups