diff --git a/lattice2AttachablePlacement.py b/lattice2AttachablePlacement.py
index 2d59cb3..11597b4 100644
--- a/lattice2AttachablePlacement.py
+++ b/lattice2AttachablePlacement.py
@@ -168,8 +168,11 @@ def CreateAttachablePlacement(name):
     FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.openTransaction("Create Attachable Placement")
     FreeCADGui.addModule("lattice2AttachablePlacement")
     FreeCADGui.addModule("lattice2Executer")
+    FreeCADGui.addModule("lattice2Base.Autosize")
     FreeCADGui.addModule("PartGui")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("f = lattice2AttachablePlacement.makeAttachablePlacement(name='"+name+"')")    
+    FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.Placement.Base = lattice2Base.Autosize.convenientPosition()")
+    FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.MarkerSize = lattice2Base.Autosize.convenientMarkerSize()")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("lattice2Executer.executeFeature(f)")    
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("lattice2AttachablePlacement.editNewAttachment(f)")
     #FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.commitTransaction()
diff --git a/lattice2LinearArray.py b/lattice2LinearArray.py
index 3c84626..64e358f 100644
--- a/lattice2LinearArray.py
+++ b/lattice2LinearArray.py
@@ -196,12 +196,16 @@ def CreateLinearArray(name, mode):
     FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.openTransaction("Create LinearArray")
     FreeCADGui.addModule("lattice2LinearArray")
     FreeCADGui.addModule("lattice2Executer")
+    FreeCADGui.addModule("lattice2Base.Autosize")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("f = lattice2LinearArray.makeLinearArray(name='"+name+"')")
     if len(sel) == 1:
         FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.Link = App.ActiveDocument."+sel[0].ObjectName)
         if sel[0].HasSubObjects:
             FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.LinkSubelement = '"+sel[0].SubElementNames[0]+"'")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.GeneratorMode = {mode}".format(mode= repr(mode)))
+    FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.Placement.Base = lattice2Base.Autosize.convenientPosition()")
+    FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.SpanEnd = lattice2Base.Autosize.convenientModelSize()")
+    FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.Step = lattice2Base.Autosize.convenientMarkerSize()")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("lattice2Executer.executeFeature(f)")
     FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.commitTransaction()
     
diff --git a/lattice2Placement.py b/lattice2Placement.py
index bbef337..5335c0d 100644
--- a/lattice2Placement.py
+++ b/lattice2Placement.py
@@ -179,9 +179,12 @@ def CreateLatticePlacement(name,mode = 'Custom'):
     FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.openTransaction("Create Lattice Placement")
     FreeCADGui.addModule("lattice2Placement")
     FreeCADGui.addModule("lattice2Executer")
+    FreeCADGui.addModule("lattice2Base.Autosize")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("f = lattice2Placement.makeLatticePlacement(name='"+name+"')")    
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.PlacementChoice = '"+mode+"'")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.Label = '"+mode+"'")
+    FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.Placement.Base = lattice2Base.Autosize.convenientPosition()")
+    FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.MarkerSize = lattice2Base.Autosize.convenientMarkerSize()")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("lattice2Executer.executeFeature(f)")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("Gui.Selection.addSelection(f)")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("f = None")
@@ -192,6 +195,7 @@ def CreateLatticePlacementAx(label, priority, XDir, YDir, ZDir):
     FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.openTransaction("Create Lattice Placement")
     FreeCADGui.addModule("lattice2Placement")
     FreeCADGui.addModule("lattice2Executer")
+    FreeCADGui.addModule("lattice2Base.Autosize")
     name = "PlacementAx"
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("f = lattice2Placement.makeLatticePlacementAx(name='"+name+"')")    
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.Priority = "+repr(priority))
@@ -202,6 +206,8 @@ def CreateLatticePlacementAx(label, priority, XDir, YDir, ZDir):
     if ZDir is not None and ZDir.Length > DistConfusion:
         FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.ZDir_wanted = App.Vector"+repr(tuple(ZDir)))
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.Label = "+repr(label))        
+    FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.Placement.Base = lattice2Base.Autosize.convenientPosition()")
+    FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.MarkerSize = lattice2Base.Autosize.convenientMarkerSize()")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("lattice2Executer.executeFeature(f)")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("Gui.Selection.addSelection(f)")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("f = None")
@@ -212,7 +218,10 @@ def CreateLatticePlacementEuler(name):
     FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.openTransaction("Create Lattice Placement")
     FreeCADGui.addModule("lattice2Placement")
     FreeCADGui.addModule("lattice2Executer")
+    FreeCADGui.addModule("lattice2Base.Autosize")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("f = lattice2Placement.makeLatticePlacementEuler(name='"+name+"')")    
+    FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.Placement.Base = lattice2Base.Autosize.convenientPosition()")
+    FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.MarkerSize = lattice2Base.Autosize.convenientMarkerSize()")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("lattice2Executer.executeFeature(f)")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("Gui.Selection.addSelection(f)")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("f = None")
diff --git a/lattice2PolarArray2.py b/lattice2PolarArray2.py
index 30d2ca1..8b0af6b 100644
--- a/lattice2PolarArray2.py
+++ b/lattice2PolarArray2.py
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ def CreatePolarArray(genmode = 'SpanN'):
     FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.openTransaction("Create PolarArray")
     FreeCADGui.addModule('lattice2PolarArray2')
     FreeCADGui.addModule('lattice2Executer')
+    FreeCADGui.addModule("lattice2Base.Autosize")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand('f = lattice2PolarArray2.make()')
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.GeneratorMode = {mode}".format(mode= repr(genmode)))
     attached = False
@@ -250,6 +251,9 @@ def CreatePolarArray(genmode = 'SpanN'):
                 .format(lnk= lnk.Name, sub= repr(sub), usearcrange= repr(usearcrange), endinclusive= repr(endinclusive))
             )
             attached = True
+    if not attached:
+        FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.Placement.Base = lattice2Base.Autosize.convenientPosition()")    
+        FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.Radius = lattice2Base.Autosize.convenientModelSize()/2")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand('lattice2Executer.executeFeature(f)')
     if len(sublinks) > 0 and not attached:
         FreeCADGui.addModule('lattice2AttachablePlacement')
diff --git a/lattice2ShapeString.py b/lattice2ShapeString.py
index e8af7c2..b76dfe6 100644
--- a/lattice2ShapeString.py
+++ b/lattice2ShapeString.py
@@ -219,8 +219,10 @@ class LatticeShapeString:
                 scale = 1.0
             obj.Shape = markers.getNullShapeShape(scale)
             raise ValueError('No strings were converted into shapes') #Feeding empty compounds to FreeCAD seems to cause rendering issues, otherwise it would have been a good idea to output nothing.
-
-        obj.Shape = Part.makeCompound(shapes)
+        result = Part.makeCompound(shapes)
+        result.Placement = obj.Placement
+        obj.Shape = result
+        
 
     def __getstate__(self):
         return None
@@ -254,9 +256,13 @@ def CreateLatticeShapeString(name):
     FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.openTransaction("Create LatticeShapeString")
     FreeCADGui.addModule("lattice2ShapeString")
     FreeCADGui.addModule("lattice2Executer")
+    FreeCADGui.addModule("lattice2Base.Autosize")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("f = lattice2ShapeString.makeLatticeShapeString(name='"+name+"')")
     if len(sel) == 1:
         FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.ArrayLink = FreeCADGui.Selection.getSelection()[0]")
+    else:
+        FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.Placement.Base = lattice2Base.Autosize.convenientPosition()")
+    FreeCADGui.doCommand("f.Size = lattice2Base.Autosize.convenientModelSize()/10")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("lattice2Executer.executeFeature(f)")
     FreeCADGui.doCommand("f = None")
     FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.commitTransaction()