"Part Design" You cannot leave only the new part of the mirror "body"

[free777cat]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• [X] I have searched the existing issues

Problem description

You cannot leave only the new part of the mirror "body" So that the result would be like this

Full version info

OS: Linux Mint 22 (MATE/mate)
Word size of Ondsel: 64-bit
Version: 2024.2.0dev.38021 (Git) AppImage
Build type: Release
Branch: flavor
Hash: a34043c4fa4efa3c871e376a4e1536dcdeb86ebc
Python 3.11.9, Qt 5.15.13, Coin 4.0.2, Vtk 9.2.6, OCC 7.7.2
Locale: Ukrainian/Ukraine (uk_UA)
Installed mods: 
  * Ondsel-Lens 2024.1.22.01 (Disabled)
  * sheetmetal 0.4.21

Subproject(s) affected?

None

Anything else?

No response

Code of Conduct

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[free777cat]

Add switch - "leave only mirror", when "transform body"

[furgo16]

Original issue: https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/issues/14117

[sliptonic]

Feature request. Removing the 'Bughunt' from the title. Also, I believe this functionality is possible currently. I have fully tried it but you should be able to create an App::Link to the original part. Then set the scale to -1 and adjust the scale list to control which direction to scale along. The result should be the link being mirrored.

[free777cat]

This "way" is very roundabout. As I understand it, it is quite simple to delete the "basic solid" (when the switch is on - "leave only mirror")

[sliptonic]

The workaround isn't ideal but AFAIK, it does achieve the goal.
We have to prioritize where we spend development effort. I've left the issue open and noted that it's a feature request. IMHO, if the goal can be achieved in some other way, then making a new feature to do it easier should be lower priority. Of course, if someone wants to implement it, a contribution would be gladly accepted ;-)

[free777cat]

Thank you. I realized. src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureMirrored.cpp It seems to me that blocking one line from the list (when the switch is on) will solve the problem very easily. Although maybe I'm wrong. On a previous project, I took an almost similar "workaround" and got an error embodied in metal.