Message: The cabinet is not large enough to hold the fixture/appliance.

QUESTION

When I try to place a built-in fixture or appliance into a cabinet, a message states:

• "#272016004 - The cabinet is not large enough to hold the fixture/appliance. Resize the cabinet and then place your fixture.

What am I doing wrong? 

ANSWER

Some appliances in the library are intended to be placed into/onto a base cabinet or full height cabinet. For example, there are dishwashers and cooktops that are meant to be inserted into/onto base cabinets, while some refrigerators and wall ovens are meant to be inserted into full height cabinets

If you try to place a built-in appliance, and this dialog displays, then the selected appliance is larger than the cabinet you are trying to place it in or on, so increase the size of the cabinet and then attempt to place the appliance again.

To save time, increase the width of the cabinet more than you think the appliance will require. Then, attempt to place the appliance again. Finally, resize the cabinet down to the smallest size that the program will allow and adjust its position as needed

While most built-in appliances fit into/onto cabinets with a standard depth of 24" (600 mm), bear in mind that it is possible for an appliance to require increasing the depth as well as the width.