Creating a Corner Cabinet

The information in this article applies to:

QUESTION

How do I add a corner cabinet to a plan?

ANSWER

Corner cabinets can be created by first selecting a Cabinet tool, then clicking near an interior corner where two perpendicular walls meet. Existing cabinets can also be converted to corner cabinets using the specification dialog, and blind corner cabinets can be created using two separate cabinets, then bumping them up next to each other.

• Automatically creating a corner cabinet
  
• Specifying an existing cabinet as a corner cabinet
  
• Creating a blind corner cabinet
  

To automatically create a corner cabinet

1. Select Build> Cabinet  from the menu and choose the Base Cabinet , Wall Cabinet , or Full Height  tool.
   
   

   The Soffit tool can also be used to create corner soffits to match the shape of corner wall cabinets.
   
   

   
   
2. With your desired Cabinet tool selected, move your cursor into the drawing area, and notice that a cabinet icon will follow your cursor.
   
   
   
3. Position your cursor in a corner where two walls meet and notice that the cabinet preview will change. Click once to place a corner cabinet at that location.
   
   
   Note: A standard cabinet's preview may display if your cursor is not close enough to a wall corner. If a standard cabinet is placed, select Edit> Undo and try again.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Using the Select Objects  tool, select the newly placed cabinet, then click the Open Object edit button.
   
   
   
5. On the General panel of the Cabinet Specification dialog that displays:
   
   
   
   
   • Uncheck Diagonal Door if you want to replace the diagonal door with double doors at right angles. This option is checked by default in the Cabinet Defaults.
     
     
   • Check Lazy Susan to indicate a lazy susan in the cabinet’s label and its appearance in plan view. This option does not display in 3D views.
     
     
   • Click OK.
     
     
     Note: A corner cabinet remains a corner cabinet when it is moved, edited, or copied.
     
     
     

To specify an existing cabinet as a corner cabinet

1. Click on a standard cabinet to select it and click the Open Object edit button.
   
   
   
2. On the General panel of the Cabinet Specification dialog that opens:
   
   
   
   
   • Change the Width value so that it is greater than the Depth value.
     
     In this example, the Width is changed to 36" while the Depth remains at 24".
     
     
     Note: Before a standard cabinet can be converted to a corner cabinet, the cabinet’s Width must be greater than its Depth. If it's not, you will be met with a message stating so.
     
     
     
   • Select Corner from the Cabinet Style Type drop-down.
     
     
   • Click OK, and notice that your cabinet will become a corner cabinet, regardless of how it was originally created.