Creating a Corner Cabinet


Reference Number: KB-00330
Last Modified: July 3, 2025

QUESTION

How do I add a corner cabinet to a plan?

Corner cabinet placed in a kitchen


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 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.


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. 


  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.

    Placing a corner cabinet into a corner wall connection


  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:

    Corner cabinet options located at the bottom of the Cabinet Specification dialog

    • Check Diagonal Door if you want to replace the double doors with a single diagonal door. 

      To create an L-shaped corner cabinet without a center stile or separation, please see the Related Articles section below. 


    • 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 as 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 displays:

    Selecting the Corner Cabinet Style Type

    • 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 using the Cabinet Style Type drop-down.

    • Make any other desired changes, then click OK.


To create a blind corner cabinet

  1. Select Build> Cabinet  from the menu, choose your desired Cabinet tool, then click in the plan to place a cabinet. Click again to place the second cabinet that makes up the blind corner.


  2. Move  the cabinets together in the desired configuration for the blind corner.

    The program will automatically resize and offset the front items of the partially hidden cabinet so that they are not located in the hidden portion of the cabinet face, as well as extend the countertop to fill in the corner.

    Note: If the cabinets are not displaying correctly, it is possible the cabinets did not snap properly to each other. Simply adjust their position so that they are no longer next to each other, then move them together again to re-establish the automatic blind corner functionality.

    Creating a blind corner cabinet using two separate cabinets

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