Method mirrorX

cadquery/cq.py:2255–2279

Mirror entities around the x axis of the workplane plane. :return: a new object with any free edges consolidated into as few wires as possible. All free edges are collected into a wire, and then the wire is mirrored, and finally joined into a new wire Typi

(self: T)

        return consolidated.consolidateWires()

    def mirrorX(self: T) -> T:
        """
        Mirror entities around the x axis of the workplane plane.

        :return: a new object with any free edges consolidated into as few wires as possible.

        All free edges are collected into a wire, and then the wire is mirrored,
        and finally joined into a new wire

        Typically used to make creating wires with symmetry easier.
        """
        # convert edges to a wire, if there are pending edges
        n = self.wire(forConstruction=False)

        # attempt to consolidate wires together.
        consolidated = n.consolidateWires()

        mirroredWires = self.plane.mirrorInPlane(consolidated.wires().vals(), "X")

        for w in mirroredWires:
            consolidated.objects.append(w)
            consolidated._addPendingWire(w)

        # attempt again to consolidate all of the wires
        return consolidated.consolidateWires()

    def _addPendingEdge(self, edge: Edge) -> None:
        """