Flipped or Mirrored over X or Y axis (Plane)?

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Is there a way to find out if a Family is either
Flipped (or Mirrored) over the Families X or Y axis (Plane).

I searched the forums but couldn’t find an answer really.

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I believe there are some nodes in clockwork for this, search for handing and flipped.

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@jacob.small

Thanks for your reply.
Clockwork nodes only returns True or False unfortunately.
Also no luck with Handing.

EDIT
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Though i have no idea how the FamilyInstance.HandOrientation node works it seems
that may be a solution(?).
Looks like X = -1.000 when it is flipped over the Y axis(?).

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Is mirrored gives you the flipped on the Y axis of I recall. Any results for flipped in the library?

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Aah, i think i get what you mean(?).

Flipping it once on the X-axis and once on the Y-axis basicly is the same as no flip but equal to a 180 degree rotation(?).

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Yeah - flip + mirror would look like 180 degree rotation, but they are separate things.

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@jacob.small
Thanks for getting me in the right direction.
That i didn’t think of that the first time. :man_facepalming:

EDIT
Knowing this still didn’t help me with my ‘problem’.
I will post a picture what i mean by that / what my ‘problem is / what i am after tomorrow.

But in short.
When i have two Families both not rotated but one Flipped twice (once over the X axis and once over the Y axis and thus having a different orientation) then how can i tell the difference in Dynamo? As both are Flipped = False and Rotation = 0(?).