diff --git a/latticeLinearArray.py b/latticeLinearArray.py
index 4a20b8a..fb41d0d 100644
--- a/latticeLinearArray.py
+++ b/latticeLinearArray.py
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ class LinearArray(latticeBaseFeature.LatticeFeature):
 
         # Apply links
         if obj.Link:
+            if latticeBaseFeature.isObjectLattice(obj.AxisLink):
+                latticeExecuter.warning(obj,"For polar array, axis link is expected to be a regular shape. Lattice objct was supplied instead, it's going to be treated as a generic shape.")
+            
             #resolve the link
             if len(obj.LinkSubelement) > 0:
                 linkedShape = obj.Link.Shape.getElement(obj.LinkSubelement)
diff --git a/latticePolarArray.py b/latticePolarArray.py
index bc0a359..303512a 100644
--- a/latticePolarArray.py
+++ b/latticePolarArray.py
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ class PolarArray(latticeBaseFeature.LatticeFeature):
             
         # Apply links
         if obj.AxisLink:
+            if latticeBaseFeature.isObjectLattice(obj.AxisLink):
+                latticeExecuter.warning(obj,"For polar array, axis link is expected to be a regular shape. Lattice objct was supplied instead, it's going to be treated as a generic shape.")
+                
             #resolve the link        
             if len(obj.AxisLinkSubelement) > 0:
                 linkedShape = obj.AxisLink.Shape.getElement(obj.AxisLinkSubelement)