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Mirror
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.. admonition:: Reference
   :class: refbox

   | Mode:     Object and Edit Modes
   | Menu:     :menuselection:`Object/Mesh --> Mirror`
   | Hotkey:   :kbd:`Ctrl-M`


Mirroring an Object or Mesh selection will create a reversed version of the selection. The
position of the mirrored version of the selection is determined by the
:doc:`Pivot Point </editors/3dview/object/editing/transform/control/pivot_point/index>`.
A common use of mirroring is to model half an object, duplicate it and then use the
mirror transform to create a reversed version to complete the model.

.. note::

   Mirrored duplicates can also be created with a :doc:`Mirror Modifier </modeling/modifiers/generate/mirror>`.

.. _fig-mesh-duplicating-mirror-selection:

.. figure:: /images/editors_3dview_transformations_advanced_mirror_mirror-example.jpg

   Mirroring a Selection.


Usage
=====

To mirror a selection along a particular global axis press:
:kbd:`Ctrl-M`, followed by :kbd:`X`, :kbd:`Y` or :kbd:`Z`.
The image :ref:`Mirroring a Selection <fig-mesh-duplicating-mirror-selection>`
shows the results of this action after a mesh element has been duplicated.

In Mesh mode, you can mirror the selection on the currently selected
:doc:`Transform Orientations </editors/3dview/object/editing/transform/control/orientations>`
by pressing the appropriate axis key a second time. For example,
if the Transform Orientation is set to *Normal*, pressing:
:kbd:`Ctrl-M`, followed by :kbd:`X` and then :kbd:`X` again
will mirror the selection along the X-axis of the *Normal Orientation*.

.. figure:: /images/editors_3dview_transformations_advanced_mirror_interactive-mirror.jpg

   Interactive Mirror.

You can alternatively hold the :kbd:`MMB` to interactively mirror the object by moving
the mouse in the direction of the mirror axis.