Modeling a part from another

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Hello!

I'm a beginner on solidworks, so my question may seem stupid...

I was sent a step file of a rather complex part, let's call it a reference.

My mission is to create a piece that will fit precisely against the reference part (must fit the shapes). We're going to call this one plug.

The problem is that the reference part is quite complex, with a lot of rounding. My first thought would be to take all the dimensions of the reference part (a lot of dimensions to take into account) and apply them to my plug. But this solution seems shaky to me and I'm sure there is a way/a tool to achieve my ends more simply.

So my question is: which method, in your opinion, would be the most suitable to accurately model my plug part from the reference step file?

Thanks in advance! :)

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Hello

    A priori, you can design your "plug" part in an assembly with the reference part previously inserted.

 

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Thank you for your answer!

As I said, I'm a beginner on solidworks. I took a short training on the part design and drawing part, but I haven't had the opportunity to familiarize myself with assembly yet.

It seemed to me that the assembly only allowed me to assemble several parts already designed together.

Can you enlighten me on the procedure to follow?

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You create an assembly, you insert your reference part, e.g.:

then in assembly: Insert-->component-->new part

You then click on the plane where you want to build your first sketch, the red side for example.

The software then creates your new part in the assembly and you are then in sketch design mode on the plan you clicked on.

My advice is to register your piece with a decent name right away.

You can then create your sketches with constraints on your reference part

or even to reference your functions in relation to it:

Here a simple extrusion to the pink volume body to obtain the shape:

  It's up to you now, and have fun....

 

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Thank you very much for your help, I'll try to deal with all of this:)