Mirror Objects Along a Plane
 
 
 

With the TransformBy method of an object and the Mirroring method of a Matrix, you can mirror objects along a specified mirroring plane specified by three points.

For more information on mirroring objects in 3D, see “Mirror Objects” in the AutoCAD User's Guide.

Mirror in 3D

This example creates a box in model space. It then mirrors the box about a plane and colors the mirrored box red.

VB.NET

Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices
Imports Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry
 
<CommandMethod("MirrorABox3D")> _
Public Sub MirrorABox3D()
  '' Get the current document and database, and start a transaction
  Dim acDoc As Document = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument
  Dim acCurDb As Database = acDoc.Database
 
  Using acTrans As Transaction = acCurDb.TransactionManager.StartTransaction()
      '' Open the Block table for read
      Dim acBlkTbl As BlockTable
      acBlkTbl = acTrans.GetObject(acCurDb.BlockTableId, _
                                   OpenMode.ForRead)
 
      '' Open the Block table record Model space for write
      Dim acBlkTblRec As BlockTableRecord
      acBlkTblRec = acTrans.GetObject(acBlkTbl(BlockTableRecord.ModelSpace), _
                                      OpenMode.ForWrite)
 
      '' Create a 3D solid box
      Dim acSol3D As Solid3d = New Solid3d()
      acSol3D.CreateBox(5, 7, 10)
 
      '' Position the center of the 3D solid at (5,5,0) 
      acSol3D.TransformBy(Matrix3d.Displacement(New Point3d(5, 5, 0) - _
                                                Point3d.Origin))
 
      '' Add the new object to the block table record and the transaction
      acBlkTblRec.AppendEntity(acSol3D)
      acTrans.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(acSol3D, True)
 
      '' Create a copy of the original 3D solid and change the color of the copy
      Dim acSol3DCopy As Solid3d = acSol3D.Clone()
      acSol3DCopy.ColorIndex = 1
 
      '' Define the mirror plane
      Dim acPlane As Plane = New Plane(New Point3d(1.25, 0, 0), _
                                       New Point3d(1.25, 2, 0), _
                                       New Point3d(1.25, 2, 2))
 
      '' Mirror the 3D solid across the plane
      acSol3DCopy.TransformBy(Matrix3d.Mirroring(acPlane))
 
      '' Add the new object to the block table record and the transaction
      acBlkTblRec.AppendEntity(acSol3DCopy)
      acTrans.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(acSol3DCopy, True)
 
      '' Save the new objects to the database
      acTrans.Commit()
  End Using
End Sub

C#

using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices;
using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Geometry;
 
[CommandMethod("MirrorABox3D")]
public static void MirrorABox3D()
{
  // Get the current document and database, and start a transaction
  Document acDoc = Application.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
  Database acCurDb = acDoc.Database;
 
  using (Transaction acTrans = acCurDb.TransactionManager.StartTransaction())
  {
      // Open the Block table record for read
      BlockTable acBlkTbl;
      acBlkTbl = acTrans.GetObject(acCurDb.BlockTableId,
                                   OpenMode.ForRead) as BlockTable;
 
      // Open the Block table record Model space for write
      BlockTableRecord acBlkTblRec;
      acBlkTblRec = acTrans.GetObject(acBlkTbl[BlockTableRecord.ModelSpace],
                                      OpenMode.ForWrite) as BlockTableRecord;
 
      // Create a 3D solid box
      Solid3d acSol3D = new Solid3d();
      acSol3D.CreateBox(5, 7, 10);
 
      // Position the center of the 3D solid at (5,5,0)
      acSol3D.TransformBy(Matrix3d.Displacement(new Point3d(5, 5, 0) -
                                                Point3d.Origin));
 
      // Add the new object to the block table record and the transaction
      acBlkTblRec.AppendEntity(acSol3D);
      acTrans.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(acSol3D, true);
 
      // Create a copy of the original 3D solid and change the color of the copy
      Solid3d acSol3DCopy = acSol3D.Clone() as Solid3d;
      acSol3DCopy.ColorIndex = 1;
 
      // Define the mirror plane
      Plane acPlane = new Plane(new Point3d(1.25, 0, 0),
                                new Point3d(1.25, 2, 0),
                                new Point3d(1.25, 2, 2));
 
      // Mirror the 3D solid across the plane
      acSol3DCopy.TransformBy(Matrix3d.Mirroring(acPlane));
 
      // Add the new object to the block table record and the transaction
      acBlkTblRec.AppendEntity(acSol3DCopy);
      acTrans.AddNewlyCreatedDBObject(acSol3DCopy, true);
 
      // Save the new objects to the database
      acTrans.Commit();
  }
}
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