AutoCAD 2018 and Inventor 2018 Tutorial By Tutorial Books (www.engbookspdf.com)

Part 1: AutoCAD Basics
Select the base point on the object as shown
in figure; the message, “Specify second
point or [Continue] :” appears in the
command line.
Select the Continue option from the
command line; the message, “Specify first
destination point:” appears in the command
line.
Select the endpoint on the destination object
as shown below.
Using the 3D Mirror tool
The 3D Mirror tool is similar to the Mirror tool.
Using the Mirror tool, you can create mirrored
replica of an object in a 2D drawing. The objects are
mirrored about an axis lying on a plane. But, with
the 3D Mirror tool, you need to define a plane about
which the object will be mirrored. The 3D Mirror
tool provides many options to define the mirror
plane.
Click Home > Modify > 3D Mirror on the
ribbon.
Move the pointer along the X-direction and
select the endpoint as shown in figure; the
message, “Specify third destination point or
[eXit] :” appears in the command line.
Select the object to be mirrored from the
model and press ENTER; the message,
“Specify first point of mirror plane (3
points)” appears above the command line.
Select the eXit option from the command
line; the source object will be aligned as
shown below.
The 3points option is selected by default to
create the mirror plane. You need to specify
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