Graphics Programs Reference
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The 3D Mirror tool
First example - 3D Mirror ( Fig. 14.17 )
1. Working on a layer colour green, construct the outline Fig. 14.16.
2. Extrude the outline to a height of 20 .
3. Extrude the region to a height of 5 and render. A Conceptual style
shading is shown in Fig. 14.17 (left-hand drawing).
15
First point
Third point
25
Second point
Fig. 14.16 First
example - 3D Mirror -
outline of object to be
mirrored
Fig. 14.17 First example - 3D Mirror - before and after Mirror
4. Click on 3D Mirror in the 3D Operation sub-menu of the Modify
drop-down menu. The command line shows:
Command:_3dmirror
Select objects: pick the extrusion 1 found
Select objects: right-click
Specify
rst point of mirror plane (3 points): pick
Specify second point on mirror plane: pick
Specify third point on mirror plane or [Object/
Last/Zaxis/View/XY/YZ/ZX/3points]: enter .xy
right-click of (need Z): enter 1 right-click
Delete source objects? [Yes/No]: <N>: right-click
Command:
fi
The result is shown in the right-hand illustration of Fig. 14.17.
 
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