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Question asked by Brian Ramsay on Dec 12, 2010
Latest reply on Feb 2, 2011 by Jerry Steiger

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Hi iam using 2009 sp0 i have no current subscription so cant upgrade service packs.

When i use the mirror command in an assy i cant get the mates to mirror over the part mirror's over ok its just the relavant mates.

I tick all the correct boxes during the miror process but what-ever way i try it i always have to manually add the mates.

Doeas anyone now if this is a bug and needs a service pack to fix it.

I have allready asked my re-seller for a service pack to fix this and had no relpy from them.

Thanks in advance

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Michael Lord Dec 12, 2010 3:03 PM
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Unfortunately I believe the only answer is to go to SolidWorks 2010. It has recitified the mate - mirror issue.
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Glenn Schroeder Dec 13, 2010 8:08 AM
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Michael is right, that was fixed in SW2010. It now works like it always should have. Mirrored Parts are fully constrained if the original parts are, and if you move the original parts then the Mirrored Parts move with them.
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Scott McFadden Dec 13, 2010 9:02 AM
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Brian,
Unfortunately you are going to have to remate the mirrored parts.
Sorry.
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Trev Rich Dec 13, 2010 9:37 AM
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Yeah that was a issue that drove me crazy, yet made me do a little dance round the office eating Marmite when it was fixed in 2010.
As Scott says, you are going to have to remate.

Depending on the part though... you could get away with a circular array? That will keep the mates etc etc.
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Glenn Schroeder Dec 13, 2010 9:57 AM
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Brian,

I don't know if it will help in your situation, but I was sure that this improved functionality in SW2010 would save me a great deal of time and I successfully used that rationale to convince the boss when it was time to upgrade from SW2009.

Good luck,
Glenn
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- Brian Ramsay @ Glenn Schroeder on Jan 26, 2011 3:57 PM
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  Thanks for all your reply's on this subject.
  As i cant get upgraded to 2010 yet ,does anyone know if i can demand a service pack to fix this pronblem as my company has purchased the software with the bugs in it ?
  Thanks
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  - Glenn Schroeder @ Brian Ramsay on Jan 26, 2011 10:14 PM
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    'Fraid not.
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  - Jerry Steiger @ Brian Ramsay on Feb 1, 2011 1:43 PM
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    Brian,
    
    If SW had fixed the bug in 2009, then I believe you could ask for the SP that fixed it. Unfortunately, it didn't get fixed until 2010, so I think you may be out of luck. It's all a bit unclear, so it probably depends on how hard your VAR would want to go to bat for you. Since they aren't getting any subscription money out of you, they probably don't feel much incentive to work hard.
    
    Jerry Steiger
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    - Glenn Schroeder @ Jerry Steiger on Feb 1, 2011 2:41 PM
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      Jerry,
      
      Correct me if I'm wrong, but that really wasn't a bug, was it? Before SW2010 I thought that was just how the Mirror Components function was designed to work, and it was improved in SW2010. I guess it would depend on your defiinition of a bug.
      
      Glenn
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      - Jerry Steiger @ Glenn Schroeder on Feb 2, 2011 3:33 PM
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        Glenn,
        
        I really don't know. One man's bug fix is another man's enhancement. I don't have a clue how SW interprets the matter.
        
        Jerry Steiger
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