Part ReverseShapes

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Part

Part ReverseShapes
Menu location
Part → Reverse shapes
Workbenches
Part
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Description

Flips the normals of all faces of the selected object.

Usage

1. Select shape.
2. Select the Part → Reverse shapes option from the menu.
3. A reversed shape is created as a new separate object.

Notes

• App Link objects linked to the appropriate object types and App Part containers with the appropriate visible objects inside can also be used as source objects. introduced in version 0.20
• To see the effect of the command change the ViewLighting property of the reversed shape to On side and if required change Edit → Preferences... → Display → Rendering → Backlight color.

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