Flipping

Support Basics & Interface
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OK… I have a question…

Let’s say you have half a of a face, is there anyway that you can duplicate it and flip it so it is on the other side of the face? Thanx

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  1. leave editmode

  2. Press Alt-D, then S, then X.

  3. You have two copies of a half face, both using the same mesh datablock. Because they share this datablock, what you do on one half will be mirrored on the other.

*Note: When you finally join the two halves, remember to join the dark half to the light half and not the other way around.

3

Or, in edit mode, select all vertices with A, and then press Shift-D, then S, then X (if you are in front view, you may need to press y or z if you are in a different view) and follow it with enter. Do all of this without moving the mouse and it will be an exact flip without the normals being messed up.
-Brian

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Oh, and before I forget, select the vertices in the exact middle of the flip with B and press the remove doubles button.
-Brian

5

Ooh, I didn’t know that it could be done in editmode…

But I usually want the mirrored modelling thing. :wink: