Flipping designs

About the flipping of designs

Flipping a design is an action that creates a new structure. It is important to know that it is a different action from switching between the structure's front or rear side. The difference lies in:

• Switching the view sides only gives you a view of the structure's rear side.
• Flipping a design produces a completely new structure: the old structure's front and rear sides switch roles and become the new structure's rear and front sides, respectively. As a result, if, for example, you have created artwork for a structure and then flip it, the artwork will not match the flipped structure.

IMPORTANT: Flipping a design is a structural change that cannot be reversed — for example, you cannot revert the structure to its previous state using the Undo command or use any other means to do this. That is why you are advised to consider the action carefully before doing it.

How does design flipping affect the project

Flipping a design has an effect on the entire project — apart from the active drawing, it affects also the drawings that feature the flipped design.

To flip a design

1. In the upper left corner of the graphical area, right-click the Front/Rear Side Marker.

The marker's context menu appears.

2. Click Flip Design.

The Flip Design Options dialog box appears.

3. In the dialog box, consider the options, select the one that fits your case, and then click OK to flip the design.

NOTE: When you click an option, a tip appears in the box telling you about how it will affect the project.