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85 <p>This geometrical operation allows to perform a symmetrical copy of your
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86 mesh or some of its elements.</p>
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90 <p class=TODO> To
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91 apply symmetry to your mesh:</p>
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93 <p class=TODO> </p>
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95 <p class="whs1">From the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Modification
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96 </B></span>choose <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Transformation </B></span>and
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98 sub-menu select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Symmetry </B></span>item.
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99 The following dialog box shall appear:</p>
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111 <p class="whs1"><img src="../pics/symmetry3.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="439px" height="457px" border="0" class="img_whs4"></p>
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113 <p class="whs1"> </p>
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115 <p class="whs1">This operation has three options, you can
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116 symmetrically copy your mesh or some of its elements specifying: </p>
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118 <ul type="disc" class="whs5">
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120 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs1">one point</p></li>
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122 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs1">one axis (point and
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125 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs1">one plane (point and
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129 <p class="whs1"> </p>
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131 <p class="whs1">Toggle the corresponding checkbox to <span
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132 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Select whole mesh, submesh or group.</B></span></p>
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134 <p class="whs1">When<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> Move
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135 elements</B></span> radio button is selected, the source mesh (or elements)
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136 is created at the new location and erased from its previous location.</p>
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138 <p class="whs1">When<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> Copy
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139 elements</B></span> radio button is selected, the source mesh (or elements)
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140 is created at the new location, but it also remains at its previous location
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141 and is considered one and single mesh with the result of the translation.</p>
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143 <p class="whs1">When<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> Create
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144 as new mesh</B></span> radio button is selected, the source mesh (or elements)
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145 remains at its previous location, and a new mesh is created at the new
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146 location and appears in the Object browser with the default name <span
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147 style="font-style: italic;"><I>MeshName_</I></span>mirrored (you can change this
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148 name in the adjacent box).</p>
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150 <p class="whs6">Copy Groups<span style="font-weight: normal;">
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151 checkbox allows copying the groups of elements of the source mesh to the
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152 newly created one.</span></p>
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154 <p class="whs1"> </p>
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156 <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>See
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157 Also</B></span> a sample TUI Script of a <a href="../transforming_meshes.htm#bookmark2">Symmetry</a>
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158 operation. </p>
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