Mirror (Model)

[jgomez720]

Description

A tool that allows the user to mirror an entire body across a plane.

Functionality

1. The user selects the Mirror button.
2. The user selects the body(ies) that they want to mirror.
3. The user selects the plane they want to mirror over.
4. Confirm.

Supporting Docs/Images

PseudoKCL

const part001 = startSketchOn('XY')
  |> startProfileAt([-12, 12], %)
  |> line([6, 0], %)
  |> line([0, -18], %)
  |> line([-6, 0], %)
  |> close(%)
  |> extrude(10, %)

const part002 = mirror({
  bodies: [part001], //option to have more here 
  mirror_plane: 'YZ', 
})

This is as far as I can get in current KCL.

What the result should look like:

[adamchalmers]

Isn't this just a pattern, where numReplicas = 2? We could write this KCL mirror function as a wrapper around patternTransform that creates another replica, translates it by a certain distance (2 * distance to the origin) and a certain direction (towards the origin).

This could be built purely in the UI/KCL with no engine support necessary!

[jgomez720]

It's more complex than that. Users are expecting to input a plane as a parameter. I gave an easy example above, but this can get a lot more complex. This should be able to mirror a geometry over any plane. Meaning, something like this: