Shape Processing: rounded and bevelled corners, pulled-forward parts

What can I set in the “Shape Processing” section?

Under Shape Processing you give your worktop the right contour: you can round, bevel or notch free corners and add notches on the front edge or on the wall side. The section appears after “Enter Dimensions” as soon as material, thickness and edge offer this processing: for laminate in 16, 25 and 38 mm, for ceramic and for quartz, but not for 100 mm APP tops.

Each free corner has its own row, named after the two edges that meet there, for example “Front Edge / Right Edge”. Instead of “Standard”, choose the processing you want and enter the dimensions. The plan shows the result straight away, and the drawing for your order shows each processing with its dimensions. If a dimension doesn’t fit, you’ll see directly below the row what to change.

How do I round off a corner of the worktop?

For the corner, for example “Front Edge / Right Edge”, choose Rounding and enter a Radius between 20 and 600 mm. A 20 mm radius is included at no extra charge on laminate; larger radii, for example for the free end of a kitchen island or a walkway, are charged as processing. Roundings are available for laminate with a square edge (25 and 38 mm), for 16 mm laminate and for 12 mm quartz.

Open example: 2400 × 600 mm worktop with an R 150 rounding

How do I bevel a corner?

For the corner, choose Bevel. You enter two lengths: how far the bevel runs along the front or back edge and how far along the end edge, each measured from the corner and at least 50 mm. Equal lengths give a bevel at a 45° angle. On ceramic, the bevel always runs across the full depth of the worktop, so you only enter the length along the front or back edge.

Open example: worktop with a bevelled corner, 300 × 300 mm

What is a Z-bevel?

A Z-bevel is a bevel that doesn’t run out to a point at the end edge but ends in a short, straight Step (20 mm by default). This makes the corner less prone to damage. As with a bevel, you enter the two lengths, plus the step. The Z-bevel is available for laminate and quartz.

Open example: 300 × 200 mm Z-bevel with a 20 mm step

How do I plan a pulled-forward part, for example for a diagonal cabinet?

Plan the worktop at the greater depth, for example 750 mm, and at both ends of the front edge choose a Corner notch. The depth of the notch sets the ends back to the depth of the other cabinets (150 mm on a 750 mm deep worktop for 600 mm deep cabinets); the length sets how far the set-back part extends. With Angled side, the transition to the pulled-forward part is angled instead of at a right angle; with Z-bevel at the set-back corner, the corner where the set-back part meets the end edge gets a Z-bevel. This processing is available for laminate with a square edge in 25 and 38 mm. The full depth of the worktop is priced.

Open example: 3000 × 750 mm, centre section pulled forward, angled transitions

Notches for pillars, pipes and wall projections

How do I add a notch?

A notch is a rectangular cutout in the edge of the worktop, for example for a pillar, a pipe or a chimney breast on the wall. In Shape Processing, click Add Notch under “Notches” and then set:

• Edge: the back edge (wall side) or the front edge; on an L- or U-shape, the edge of the side in question.
• Position from Edge: the distance from the start of the edge to the start of the notch; on a straight worktop, from the left end.
• Width along the edge and Depth into the worktop.

You can add several notches; each one gets its own number and can be deleted again with “Remove”. The configurator keeps the required distances from the worktop ends, joins and cutouts and shows a note if a dimension doesn’t fit.

Open example: 450 × 100 mm notch on the wall side

How do I measure a notch for a pipe or a pillar?

Measure along the wall from the left end of the future worktop to the obstacle: that is the Position from Edge. The Width is the width of the obstacle along the wall, the Depth how far it reaches into the worktop. Allow a little clearance on both sides so that the worktop is easy to fit. In the example, the notch is 1200 mm from the left end, 450 mm wide and 100 mm deep.

Open example: 3000 × 600 mm worktop with a notch at the wall

How do I notch a corner, for example for a wall projection?

If the obstacle sits right in a corner, choose Corner notch for that corner, for example at “Back Edge / Right Edge” for a wall projection at the back right. The first length sets how far the notch extends along the back edge, the second how deep it goes into the worktop along the end edge. A corner notch is at least 200 mm long, and at least 220 mm of the worktop depth must remain.

Open example: 300 × 100 mm corner notch at the back right

Rounded or square inner corners: what’s the difference?

Notches are milled with rounded inner corners as standard. On laminate, such a notch must be at least 450 mm wide. For narrower notches, for example for a single pipe, switch on Square inner corners where the material offers them (laminate with a square edge and 16 mm laminate). Each square inner corner is charged as processing. The narrowest notch is 150 mm wide.

Open example: 250 × 150 mm notch with square inner corners

Can I combine several types of processing, including on L- and U-shapes?

Yes. Each free corner can have its own processing, and you can add notches as well. On L- and U-shapes, the corners are grouped by side (Side A, Side B, Side C). In the example, an L-shape has a rounding with a 300 mm radius at the free end of Side A and a notch on the wall side.

Open example: L-shape with an R 300 rounding and a notch

Cutouts for sink, cooktop and socket

How do I add a cutout for a sink or cooktop?

Open the Cutouts section and click Add Cutout. Choose the Cutout Type: Sink, Cooktop, Socket or Custom. The type fills in common dimensions (sink 760 × 450 mm, cooktop 560 × 490 mm, socket 200 × 100 mm); replace them with the cutout dimensions from your appliance’s installation instructions. Then set:

• Segment: on an L- or U-shape, the side the cutout is in.
• Position from Edge: the distance from the start of the side to the cutout.
• Cutout Width along the worktop and Cutout Depth across it, each 100 to 1000 mm.

For each further cutout, click “Add Cutout” again. Cutouts are not possible in 100 mm APP tops.

Open example: 3000 × 600 mm worktop with sink and cooktop

How is the position of a cutout measured?

The Position from Edge is the distance from the start of the side to the edge of the cutout: on a straight worktop from the left edge, on L- and U-shapes from the outer corner of the side. In the depth, the cutout sits centred in the worktop. The plan dimensions every cutout, so you can compare the values with your kitchen plan. A distance of at least 50 mm is kept to the worktop edges and to joins; if a cutout is too close to a join, the configurator points this out.

In the example, the sink starts 400 mm and the cooktop 2000 mm from the left edge.

Open example: sink at 400 mm, cooktop at 2000 mm

How do I choose flush mounting for the sink and cooktop?

The Installation Type choice appears for each cutout if your worktop allows flush mounting: in ceramic, in quartz and in 38 mm laminate with an Xtra decor such as Eiche Artisan, Grauschiefer or Schiefer steingrau. Choose Flush (Worktop Level) and a rebate is also milled, so the appliance sits level with the work surface. With “Standard”, the rim of the appliance rests on the worktop.

Open example: flush-mounted sink and cooktop in Eiche Artisan

How do I plan cutouts in an L- or U-shape?

For each cutout, choose under Segment the side it should be in: Side A, Side B or, on a U-shape, Back Side B and Side C. The position is measured from the outer corner of that side. The configurator keeps the corner area where the sides meet clear. In the example, the sink is on Side B, and the cooktop and socket are on Side A.

On 12 mm quartz, ceramic and 16 mm laminate, the matching fitting set is added to the material list automatically for every sink and cooktop cutout.

Open example: L-shape with sink, cooktop and socket