The information in this article applies to:
QUESTION
When I insert a sink into a cabinet, the countertop hole doesn't look correct. How can I customize this cutout to my liking?
ANSWER
When a sink fixture is placed into a cabinet, a hole will typically be cut out of the countertop automatically. In some instances though, such as when you're using a third party sink symbol that was imported, this cutout may not generate as you would expect.
![3D camera view of a sink with a cutout that does not conform to the sink.](https://d2haqc5836ials.cloudfront.net/live/KB-01203/1203-IncorrectCounterHole-14b.png?1678214292)
If this occurs, you can adjust the CAD block associated with a sink fixture so that the cutout better suits your needs.
To customize a sink's cutout
- In a New Plan
, locate and select the sink fixture that you would like to create a custom sink hole for from the Library Browser
, then place it an empty area of the plan.
A Question dialog may appear stating that "The symbol you are trying to place was designed to be placed onto the top of a base cabinet but you did not select an appropriate cabinet. Would you like to place the symbol as a free standing object?" Click Yes.
- Navigate to CAD> CAD Block Management
from the menu.
- In the CAD Block Management dialog that opens, locate the custom sink, select it, then click Insert.
![CAD Block Management dialog with the Kohler CAD block selected.](https://d2haqc5836ials.cloudfront.net/live/KB-01203/1203-CADBlockManagement-14.png?1678214292)
- Click in an empty area of the plan to place the CAD block.
![CAD block placed in the plan.](https://d2haqc5836ials.cloudfront.net/live/KB-01203/1203-CADBlock-14.png?1678214292)
- Using the Select Objects
tool, click on the newly placed CAD block to select it, then click the Explode CAD Block
edit tool.
- With the block exploded, select the outermost polyline that pertains to the sink, then click the Convert Polyline
edit tool.
- The Convert Polyline dialog will appear. Select the Countertop option and click OK.
![Convert Polyline dialog with the Countertop option selected.](https://d2haqc5836ials.cloudfront.net/live/KB-01203/1203-ConvertPolyline-15.png?1678214292)
- The Custom Countertop dialog will then appear. Check the Hole in Countertop box and click OK.
![Hole in Countertop box checked in the Custom Countertop Specification dialog.](https://d2haqc5836ials.cloudfront.net/live/KB-01203/1203-HoleInCountertop-14.png?1678214292)
- Group select all of the CAD components and select the Make CAD Block
edit tool to block all of the CAD components back together.
This is a good time to open the newly formed CAD block up to specification and provide an appropriate name. If a name is not specified for the block, it will simply be titled "block".
- Locate the sink fixture within the Library Browser
once again, right-click on it, and choose Open Object
.
In X14 and prior versions, select Open Symbol
from the contextual menu instead.
- On the 2D Block panel of the Specification dialog that opens, select the CAD block that was customized in the steps above, then click OK.
![Custom CAD block selected in the Specification dialog.](https://d2haqc5836ials.cloudfront.net/live/KB-01203/1203-2DBlock-15.png?1678214292)
You can now insert the sink fixture from the Library Browser
into a cabinet, and the cabinet's countertop will conform around the sink.