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Inserted Objects When an object has been inserted into
another object, it can be replaced directly
Some objects cannot stand alone and must be from the library. See “Replace From Library”
placed into other objects in a plan. For on page 942.
example, doors and windows must be
inserted into a wall, while some appliances If you try to insert an object into another
and plumbing fixtures are designed be placed object that is on a locked layer, nothing will
inside a base cabinet. See “Doors” on page be created. See “Object Creation and Layers”
531, “Windows” on page 561 and “Cabinets” on page 176.
on page 605.
Assigned Items
An inserted object can only display in a 2D
or 3D view if the object that contains it is set Some library items, such as moldings and
to display. This is the case even if the materials, are not objects in themselves but
inserted object’s layer is turned on. See can be applied to objects in a variety of ways.
“Displaying Library Objects” on page 943. • Using the specification dialog of the con-
taining object. See “Select Library Object
To insert a library object Dialog” on page 940.

1. Click on an item in the tree view or • By selecting the item in the library and
Selection Pane of the Library Browser to then clicking on the containing object.
select it for placement. See “The Library • Materials can be assigned to objects
Browser” on page 922. directly from the library in 3D views or
2. Move your pointer into the drawing by selecting the material and then
area. clicking on an object’s surface. See “The
Material Painter” on page 1014.
3. Click on the object into which you wish
to insert the selected library item. If the • Moldings and Line Styles can also be
selected library item is designed to be added to a plan by selecting the desired
inserted into that type of object, it will library item, then clicking and dragging a
be placed into it. line in the drawing area. The result is
either a Molding Line or CAD Line,
4. Continue clicking on other objects to depending on the selected library item.
place as many instances of the selected See “Molding Polylines” on page 911.
item as needed. When you are finished,
click the Select Objects button.

Select Library Object Dialog

The Select Library Object dialog is a modal accessible from object specification dialogs.
version of the Library Browser that is See “Specification Dialogs” on page 42.

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