# Creating a volume in a drawer

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-volume-in-a-drawer/30097>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 31, 2024, 11:14am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-volume-in-a-drawer/30097 "2024-01-31T11:14:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nykiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b19c9b/32.png) [@Nykiel](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Nykiel)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 11:14am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-volume-in-a-drawer/30097/1 "2024-01-31T11:14:38Z")

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Hello everyone,

I’m starting out on this software that I find great.

I created a 3D drawer representing my kitchen drawer. The sides are not straight by design.

I want to print drawer organizers for my utensils. To do this, I first want to create the volume that will fill the drawer perfectly, taking into account a tolerance of about 2-3 mm.

Then, I intend to “dig” the volume with all my utensils.

I admit that I don’t really know how to create this filling volume, then remove 2-3 mm for tolerance.

Can you give me some clues?

Thank you for your help!

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**Author:** ![Bob3DPO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7993a0/32.png) [@Bob3DPO](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Bob3DPO)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-volume-in-a-drawer/30097/2 "2024-01-31T13:41:16Z")

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Hi @Nykiel ,  
Try this:

- Select the top faces of your sides, front and back. Then use the **Project** tool and project those faces to the bottom of your drawer. That will give you the exact size of the inner part of the drawer.
- **Extrude** the bottom face up as far as you want your “dig” volume to be. Be sure to choose the **New Body** option of extrude.
- **Isolate** that new body.
- Select the faces of the sides, front and back of your new body.
- **Offset Face** with a negative 2-3 mm.

That should give you what you want.

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**Author:** ![Nykiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b19c9b/32.png) [@Nykiel](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Nykiel)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-volume-in-a-drawer/30097/3 "2024-01-31T20:40:29Z")

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Thank you so much Bob !  
I’ll try tonight 😉