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Problems with Mirroring the Mounting Bosses in the Molds Design Introduction tutorial

Question asked by Peter Cohen on Dec 20, 2020
Latest reply on Dec 21, 2020 by Kevin Pymm

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Hi, I am following the steps in Mirroring the Mounting Bosses. In Step.2, it asks us to point to the orange point shown in the illustration. Then, in Step 2, it asks us to select the Front plane and check. I cannot find the orange point shown in the illustration. Where is it? If I just click somewhere near where it is supposed to be, SW gives me "Current combinations of references and constraints are not valid", "Rebuild Errors Plane is not allowed with general surface. I guess the reason is that I chose a surface rather than the orange point.

Kevin Pymm Dec 21, 2020 2:58 AM

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Peter,

Make Sketch14 of Boss-Extrude1 visible & you will see the sketch geometry as shown in the tutorial & be able to select the construction line end point.

.....Which is point 1 in the previous section of the tutorial.

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Kevin Pymm Dec 21, 2020 2:58 AM

Peter,

Make Sketch14 of Boss-Extrude1 visible & you will see the sketch geometry as shown in the tutorial & be able to select the construction line end point.

.....Which is point 1 in the previous section of the tutorial.

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Peter Cohen @ Kevin Pymm on Dec 21, 2020 10:21 AM

Got it. Thanks Kelvin. I did not see those two dark gray construction lines obscured in the dark blue background until you mentioned it. Is there a way to make the construction lines more visible?

How did you know it is under Sketch14 of Boss-Extrude1?

Is that orange construction line end point used to tell the Mirror function that the mirroring is with respect to the middle of the phone casting? I suppose that long construction line is along the middle of the phone casting.

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Kevin Pymm @ Peter Cohen on Dec 21, 2020 10:47 AM

Originally I quickly looked through the tree until I found the sketch I assumed would be there. Then when I was looking through the tutorial I noticed it at the top of the "Inserting Mounting Bosses" section, it's mentioned at the start.

The end point is used to create a Plane in conjunction with the front plane for the mirroring.

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Kevin Pymm Dec 21, 2020 2:58 AM
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Peter,
Make Sketch14 of Boss-Extrude1 visible & you will see the sketch geometry as shown in the tutorial & be able to select the construction line end point.
.....Which is point 1 in the previous section of the tutorial.
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- Peter Cohen @ Kevin Pymm on Dec 21, 2020 10:21 AM
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  Got it. Thanks Kelvin. I did not see those two dark gray construction lines obscured in the dark blue background until you mentioned it. Is there a way to make the construction lines more visible?
  
  How did you know it is under Sketch14 of Boss-Extrude1?
  
  Is that orange construction line end point used to tell the Mirror function that the mirroring is with respect to the middle of the phone casting? I suppose that long construction line is along the middle of the phone casting.
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  - Kevin Pymm @ Peter Cohen on Dec 21, 2020 10:47 AM
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    Originally I quickly looked through the tree until I found the sketch I assumed would be there. Then when I was looking through the tutorial I noticed it at the top of the "Inserting Mounting Bosses" section, it's mentioned at the start.
    
    The end point is used to create a Plane in conjunction with the front plane for the mirroring.
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