Corner shelves are a great addition to many closets, pantries, offices and anywhere else that needs to make the most of the spacemany other spaces. They are built by creating an “L” shape using two fixed shelves that (using two design zones) butt together in the corner. The
The entire unit shares three partitions: One on each of the sides, and one that is shared on the corner. The shelves are typically attached to each other using locking cams (VB’s).
In the elevation view, add a to-the-floor component and position it with the partition touching against the side wall where the two Design Zones design zones would overlap. This becomes the the dominant corner or corner overlap will become the primary component.
Next, add fixed shelves the component - They can be added as a multi-shelf group or individually. Alternatively, use a template that matches the criteria mentioned.
Using the green arrows, navigate to the Design Zone design zone on the next wall over (adjacent wall). Notice the A bridging component that may already existsexist. This will be the non-dominant is considered the secondary component.
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If there is not a bridging component, add one manually <LINK>. |
Right click on the bridging (non-dominantsecondary) component and select Join Corner.
This will automatically replicate the fixed shelf orientation on the original (dominantprimary) component to match.
This creates a corner component with connected shelves that will be . The primary is visible in the adjacent view.
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If Join Corner is not working, check to ensure that:
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If using a bridging shelf that does not have any partitions(as seen in the example above, leftusing the one provided, or using the template), the side of the component will be open on the side ; and there will be a warning. Manually add partitions in the Component Properties, or leave as is if placing additional components next to it. There will not be a missing partition warning!
If Join Corner is not working, check to ensure that:
The dominant component contains FIXED shelves.
Both components are the same height.
A suspension rail warning may appear on the secondary component if there is nothing on the other side of it. If there isn't space for another component next to the secondary, consider changing which wall/design zone has the primary component versus the secondary.
Another option is to manually add a suspension rail to the secondary component in Component Properties.
If the user moves the individual shelves in the bridging component, or uses the + and – to adjust the number of shelves if using a multi-shelf group, the same changes will automatically apply to the dominant component. They are now synced up.
The corner shelf unit is still made up of two separate components, so users can adjust the widths<LINK> or depths<LINK> of the dominant or non-component sides the same way as with standard components.
Awall mounted component does not automatically join the fixed shelves when prompted to Join Corner. To force a corner, left click, simply grab hold and drag the “bottom” of the bridging component down to meet the bottom of the dominant primary component’s partition. Then right click and select Join Corner. If the partitions on the non-dominant secondary and dominant primary components are the same length, the join corner unit should be successful.
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Alternatively, the partition length on the bridging component |
can be changed to match the dominant component using the Height field in Component Properties. |
Corner Shelf Properties
To edit either side of the corner shelf, right click and select Properties . <LINK> [Comp]. As all components have the same property options, the same options will apply to corner shelves, except that either side is controlled independently.
Corner Shelf Considerations
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See the DRG for more detailed and most up-to-date corner shelf specifications. |
WIDTHS
There are minimum and maximums widths for corner shelving units based on the weight rating for the shelving. This is to be considered for both the dominant and non-dominant side.
primary and secondary sides. For instance, if the maximum is 30” x 30” at the user’s location, the dominant primary component can be 30” wide, but the non-dominant must be less than 30” when adding the width + the depth of the dominant wall component.
In this example, that means that if both sides are 14” deep, the non-dominant can be a maximum of 16” wide (16+14=30”).
CORNER SHELF PROPERTIES
To edit either side of the corner shelf, right click and select Properties [Comp]. As all components have the same property options <LINK>, the same options will apply to corner shelves, except that either side is controlled independently.
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MOUNTING TYPE
While corner shelves can be off-the-floor, it is recommended to design as to-the-floor if there are any concerns with weight or what will be stored on them (for instance, pantry components should always be to-the-floor). If the component is ever deeper than 16” then it MUST be floor-based.
DRILLING PATTERNS
The default drilling for corner shelves will default to whatever is set for the design (default is Selective Line Boring). Corner shelves are fixed and likely will not be adjusted, so it’s suggested to use Custom Fixed drilling in both corner components - Unless there are other parts that would need to be moved.
FILLER
When designing with corner shelves in a wall-to-wall application, filler must be added to the component on the far end against the opposite wall of the secondary/bridging component. This will allow a buffer for install.
BACKING
Backing can be applied to corner shelves but there are many considerations. Reference the Designer Reference Guide (DRG) for backing requirements.
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