topic Re: Mirror catalogue pages in Documentation

Mirror catalogue pages

KeesW — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:08:16 GMT

I've imported 2 catalogue pages from manufacturer's window sill and head sections for use as 2D details on an archicad working drawing. They need to be mirrored to fit onto my drawing. Unfortunately, I cannot mirror the imported images on my drawing. I've then imported the same images onto a worksheet and tried mirroring again. No success. The mirror option is greyed out in my edit menu. Does anybody have a solution?

Re: Mirror catalogue pages

Aaron Bourgoin — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 16:22:42 GMT

what's the file format you imported?

Re: Mirror catalogue pages

Barry Kelly — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 00:46:29 GMT

If you are adding a PDF with the drawing tool in 18 you can try to explode the PDF.
If you can explode it (depends on how the PDF was created - but most should work) then you will be able to mirror it.

Barry.

Re: Mirror catalogue pages

rocorona — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 06:21:55 GMT

If you can live with a workaround, select the page, once placed on the plan or worksheet, and save it as a library object.
Then you are able to check the "Mirrored" button, or use the Mirro command.

Re: Mirror catalogue pages

KeesW — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 01:51:14 GMT

Thanks for your many suggestions. It seems that Archicad does not handle imported images the same as other imported items. I've tried importing in different file formats - even standard JPEG and PDF formats but none of them work. Can an imported image be exploded? If converted into a library object, how can I delete some of its components?

What I actually need are standard domestic aluminium frame details. The blocky sills and heads provided with Archicad and Cadimage doors and windows just don't look convincing when detailing these in walls because they are too approximate. Archicad and Cadimage presume timber style door and window frames. I reality, most frames are now aluminium and these are far more complicated.

Re: Mirror catalogue pages

Aaron Bourgoin — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 01:59:08 GMT

Kees,

A PDF - as long as it's made from vectors can be exploded into the current view. that will capture lines and fills. place, highlight and right-click.

if the image is pixel based, I'm tempted to suggest you open it in a pixel editor, flip it there and import the flipped version into AC.

Not sure why you're having this problem. Hope something works.

Re: Mirror catalogue pages

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:24:43 GMT

If you guys place an image file using the Figure Tool instead of the Drawing Tool, you will be able to mirror it.
Actually, that seems to be one of the few advantages of the Figure tool over the Drawing Tool.

Re: Mirror catalogue pages

Aaron Bourgoin — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:27:18 GMT

Check! thanks.