Corner Shelves

Corner shelves are a great addition to many closets, pantries, offices and many other spaces. They are built by creating an “L” shape using two fixed shelves (using two design zones) butt together in the corner.

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 against the side wall where the two design zones would overlap. This corner overlap will become the primary component.

Next, add fixed shelves the component - They can be added as a multi-shelf group or individually.

Add fixed shelves to the primary component. A shelf group or individual shelves are fine.
Alternatively, use a template that matches the criteria mentioned.

Using the green arrows, navigate to the design zone on the next wall over (adjacent wall). A bridging component may already exist. This is considered the secondary component.

If there is not a bridging component, add one manually.

Right click on the bridging (secondary) component and select Join Corner.

This will automatically replicate the fixed shelf orientation on the original (primary) component to match.

This creates a corner component with connected shelves. The primary is visible in the adjacent view.

If Join Corner is not working, check to ensure that:

The primary component has FIXED shelves (any other shelf type will not replicate to secondary).
Both design zones/components have the same top shelf height.
The primary component is a to-the-floor component - An off-the-floor component behaves differently, as explained below.

If using a bridging shelf that does not have any partitions (using the one provided, or using the template), 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.

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 or depths of the dominant or non-component sides the same way as with standard components.

A wall mounted component does not automatically join the fixed shelves when prompted to Join Corner. To force a corner, left click, hold and drag the “bottom” of the bridging component down to meet the bottom of the primary component’s partition. Then right click and select Join Corner. If the partitions on the secondary and primary components are the same length, join corner unit should be successful.

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 [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

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 primary and secondary sides. For instance, if the maximum is 30” x 30” at the user’s location, the 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”).

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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