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The Cabinet Tools

Wall Cabinets You can also specify shelves inside of base,
wall, and full height cabinet boxes. See
To place a wall cabinet, select Build> “Cabinet Shelf Specification Dialog” on
Cabinet> Wall Cabinet and click in page 641.
any view. Wall cabinets can be placed
directly over base cabinets. Partitions

Full Height Cabinets Select Build> Cabinet> Partition
button and click in any view to create
To place a full height cabinet, select a vertical partition.
Build> Cabinet> Full Height and
click in any view. Full height cabinets Like shelves, partitions can be selected and
generate a toe kick by default and cannot be edited after they are placed.
placed on top of other cabinets. Partitions can be used with shelves to create
complex storage systems.
Soffits

Soffits typically fill the space between Custom Countertops
cabinet tops and the ceiling, but can Custom Countertops are drawn and
also be used to create any object that can be edited just like other closed-polyline
modeled as a 3D box. To place a soffit, select based objects. Select Build> Cabinet>
Build> Cabinet> Soffit and click in any Custom Countertop, then either click and
view. drag a rectangle or single-click to place a

By default, soffits use the material assigned 2’x2’ countertop. See “Custom Countertops”
to interior walls in the Material Defaults on page 614.
dialog. Like cabinets, soffits can have You can also generate a custom countertop
molding profiles applied to them. over one or more base cabinets using the
For more information about using soffits for Generate Custom Countertop edit tool.
a variety of purposes, see “Other Objects” on See “Using the Edit Tools” on page 620.
page 977.
Custom Counter Holes
Shelves
Select Build> Cabinet> Custom
Select Build> Cabinet> Shelf and Counter Hole, then either click and
click in any view to create a shelf. drag a rectangle or single-click to place a
Create corner shelves by placing one shelf on 2’x2’ countertop hole. Custom Counter
each wall, then moving or stretching them Holes must be drawn within an existing
until they touch. Custom Countertop, can be drawn in any
view except cross section/elevation views
Once created, shelves can be selected and and can be edited to any shape. See “Editing
edited. See “Shelf/Partition Specification Custom Countertops” on page 614.
Dialog” on page 643.

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