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Howto use the Mirror Tool in FreeCAD's Part Design Workbench

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This video shows you how to use FreeCAD's Mirror Tool. The Mirror Tool allows you to mirror an object about a plane. This video shows you how to use the command.

The Mirror Tool provides a simple interface for mirroring around a plane but it's main drawback is that you cannot mirror a mirror.

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Contents
00:00 Introduction
01:07 Creating the pocket
04:20 Mirroring around the vertical sketch axis
04:48 Mirroring a mirror
05:21 Mirroring around the horizontal sketch axis
05:46 Mirroring around vertical datum plane
07:00 Experimenting with mirroring around a datum plane

Workbenches used:
Sketcher
Part Design

FreeCAD links
FreeCAD website: https://www.freecadweb.org
Downloads: https://freecadweb.org/downloads.php

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Credits
Writer, Editor, Producer: Geoff Glasson
This video would not have been possible without help from the following people:
Steven Taylor: https://stinstruments.com.au

Music
Title: Could Have Been
Publisher: S.I. Publishing (SOCAN)
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