(I'm not sure if I used the right terminology in the subject, Houdini uses a lot of different terms from other programs I've used)

When I mirror in the object level (?) I get an option to change the axis of my mirror (xy yz zx). When I go into the SOP level (?) and then do “tool options>>create in context” then hit mirror it automatically mirrors the object without giving me the option to change the axis first. How do I change this?

…also before people ask…yes I've viewed the tutorials. Without viewing them I wouldn't have known how to create an object inside the “sop level”.

The mirroring at the SOP level is a bit different … ie. Mirror (Utility). For that, you need to set the Direction parameter to define the mirror plane.

Ilera helped me on 3dbuzz's irc channel. The direction parameter on the right side of the screen can be changed (0 0 1 in my case) instead of on the shelf where it is when you're in the object mode.