Chapter 15
Patterning and Mirroring Components
In SolidWorks assemblies, the word component can refer to either parts or subassemblies. Component patterns can be patterns of parts, subassemblies, or combinations of parts and subassemblies.
Component Patterns
Component patterns come in several varieties, as shown in Figure 15.1. Of these, only the Linear and Circular patterns do not require references outside of the assembly, which is to say that most component patterns are going to require some sort of external (in-context) reference. These references can be sketches or pattern features from parts.
FIGURE 15.1 Types of component patterns in SolidWorks
Mirroring components in assemblies is far more complex than mirroring features in parts. SolidWorks provides options for mirrored parts, mirrored positions, left-hand and...
