The information in this article applies to:
Sometimes, when I try to place an object from the library into my plan, a message says:
"The symbol you are trying to place was designed to be placed onto the top of a base cabinet but you did not select an appropriate cabinet. Would you like to place the symbol as a free standing object?"
OR
"The symbol you are trying to place was designed to be placed into the front of a cabinet but you did not select an appropriate cabinet. Would you like to place the symbol as a free standing object?"
What do these messages mean?
There are several broad categories of objects in the Chief Architect library:
This Question message will display if you try to place an inserted object in an empty space in your plan as though it were a free-standing object.
You can place an inserted object on its own in a plan, but be aware that it was designed to be built or inserted into an object like a cabinet and may not look the way you expect.
For best results, place inserted objects into the items that they are intended to work with.