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Furniture accessories: every available type

Place grommets, hanging rails, wardrobe lifts, TROFAST, LEDs, cushions, Top surfaces, and independent backsplashes.

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Accessories are non-structural items hosted by a compartment or cabinet. Most accessories use placement markers: select Accessories, choose a type, then choose a compatible marker. A green + identifies an available location; an amber ! explains what must change. Top surface asks for its material before showing a full-width marker. Backsplash uses its own focused editor because its material and dimensions are saved directly on one or more cabinets.

Accessory reference

AccessoryWhere it can goMain requirements and behavior
GrommetOpen compartment or cabinet topCable opening; a compartment placement needs its back panel. One matching placement per zone.
Hanging railCompartment shelf zoneAt least 50 cm clear height, at least 45 cm cabinet depth, both side panels, and no conflicting drawer or lift in the same zone.
Wardrobe liftCompartment shelf zoneHäfele 805.11.154 pull-down rail; 88–127 cm clear width, at least 157.3 cm clear operating height, both side panels, an open or side-hinged front, and no fixed rail, TROFAST, or drawer in the same zone.
TROFASTCompartment shelf zoneSide-runner IKEA box or organizer; needs both side panels and an open or side-hinged front. Its exact product size and Default/Rotated direction must match the live clear width, depth, and height.
LED stripOpen compartment or cabinet topLighting strip specification; can share some surfaces but is blocked by conflicting placement identities or unsupported category rules.
CushionOpen compartment or cabinet top3.5 cm upholstered pad; a bay placement needs an open, shelf-free first slot and a bottom panel. A top cushion spans the full cabinet width and exposes fabric-color choices.
Top surfaceEligible straight lower cabinet topFull-width cabinet surface; choose a catalog laminate or stone, thickness, and front overhang. A backsplash is not required.
BacksplashRear wall above an eligible straight lower cabinetIndependent from Top surface; it can start above the bare carcass or an existing surface. Choose its material, height, and thickness.

For a fixed rail in the bottom slot of an open-floor bay, clear height reaches the room floor and includes the removed bottom-panel thickness plus the cabinet's base or leg lift. That extra space does not apply to a Häfele lift, which still uses its raw 157.3 cm operating-height check.

The marker-based accessory list is category-aware. A guided desk, wardrobe, kitchen, or other category may intentionally expose only the items approved for that product. Top surface and Backsplash are generic cabinet-level actions gated by cabinet shape and mounting, not by a kitchen category. Convert to Free Design only when you understand the construction consequences.

Place one or several accessories

Choose the finish, fabric, color, or TROFAST variant first when the picker asks for it. Then select one or several markers in the 3D model: + is available, a check mark is selected or already installed, and ! shows a blocking reason. Choose Done to commit all selected placements as one undoable edit. Close the flow or press Escape to cancel the uncommitted selection.

Top grommets use Left, Center, or Right thirds. Top LEDs, cushions, and Top surface use the Full zone. A supported upper cabinet can hide a top marker beneath it. Backsplash does not use those markers: its editor can apply the same settings to the current cabinet or eligible connected lower cabinets.

Top surface and independent backsplash

Top surface and Backsplash are separate. Either can exist without the other. When both exist, the backsplash begins on the upper face of the Top surface; without one, it begins at the carcass top. Each selected cabinet stores its own backsplash record. A new backsplash requires a workshop quote before production.

Saved scenes can still contain old kitchen worktops, backsplashes, appliance openings, or standalone Sink, Cooktop, and Refrigerator fixtures. They remain visible under Installed accessories for maintenance only: saved surfaces can be configured or deleted, while saved openings and fixtures can be deleted. Removing a saved opening also removes its linked cutout. These are legacy cleanup-only records; Accessories, Function, and Free Design do not create new ones.

Wardrobe lift controls

The lift’s Lower and Raise actions preview movement in 3D; they do not change the saved design. The product has a 10 kg rated load in the current specification. Its operating-height requirement includes both the stored mechanism and the clearance needed for the pull-down motion. Sliding, drop-front, lift-up, and drawer fronts are incompatible; use an open bay or a side-hinged door.

TROFAST sizes and direction

Available TROFAST choices are Compact 20 × 30 × 10 cm, Shallow 42 × 30 × 10 cm, Medium 42 × 30 × 23 cm, Large 42 × 30 × 36 cm, and Organizer tray 42 × 30 × 5 cm. Supernata adds 1 cm width, 1 cm depth, and 2 cm height for installation, plus 1.8 cm depth behind a door. Rotated swaps the product’s width and depth. The runner width uses a tight ±0.25 cm tolerance, so the bay must closely match the set-out rather than merely be larger. If it does not, the editor can offer Apply auto-fit; accepting it may release a guided cabinet into Free Design.

The Pull out and Push in actions preview TROFAST movement only. Live pricing, when available for an Indonesian project, uses the current catalog rather than a number stored in this guide.

Surface and stacking conflicts

A bay cushion needs an open compartment without adjustable shelves and requires its bottom panel. A top cushion is valid on a bare top or one full-width Top surface and blocks other additions in the same top zone. Full-width top surfaces conflict with another surface in that zone, and an upper cabinet can block an accessory that needs vertical clearance. Saved legacy marble slabs remain loadable and can be configured or deleted, but there is no new Marble bay tile.

Side-panel conflicts

Hanging hardware, a wardrobe lift, TROFAST runners, and drawers rely on side panels. Opening the left or right exterior panel can remove or block these items. Resolve the conflict deliberately instead of treating the unavailable marker as an editor error.

Edit or remove an accessory

Select the accessory in 3D or from its host compartment. You can change its family when the new family is valid, configure a Top surface or Backsplash, choose cushion color, set TROFAST size and direction, run supported previews, or delete only that accessory without removing the compartment’s other contents.

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