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--- en:design_guide_mirror [2020/12/01 00:47]
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+++ en:design_guide_mirror [2020/12/08 06:53] (current)
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 ==== Mirror ====
-Shapes can mirror (reflect) about the X, Y, or Z axis.
+Shapes can mirror (reflect) about the X, Y, or Z axis, and more specifically about any ''origin''.
 //[[http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/reflection.html|Learn about reflection at MathIsFun.com]]//
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 Defaults:
   * origin : [0, 0, 0]
-  * normal : [0, 0, 1] mirror about the Z axis
+  * normal : [0, 0, 1] (mirror about the Z axis)
 <code javascript>
-let myshape = cube({size: [5, 20, 5]})
+const myshape = cube({size: [5, 20, 5]})
-let newshape = mirror({origin: 3, 3, 3], normal: [1, 0, 1]}, myshape)
+const newshape = mirror({origin: 3, 3, 3], normal: [1, 0, 1]}, myshape)
 </code>
-There are simple versions of this function to mirror about a single axis.
+There are simple versions of this function to mirror a single axis about the origin.
 <code javascript>
-let myshape = cube({size: [5, 20, 5]})
+const myshape = cube({size: [5, 20, 5]})
 let newshape = mirrorX(myshape)
 newshape = mirrorY(newshape)
 newshape = mirrorZ(newshape)
 </code>