# Item placement needs to be improved

**URL:** <https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/item-placement-needs-to-be-improved/11956>\
**Category:** Suggestions\
**Created:** [April 25, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/item-placement-needs-to-be-improved/11956 "2015-04-25T19:36:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![NonBritGit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/nonbritgit/32/17385_2.png) [@NonBritGit](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/NonBritGit)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/item-placement-needs-to-be-improved/11956/1 "2015-04-25T19:36:12Z")

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Example: I have a stockpile of fences. Clear on the other side of camp (couple of screens away) I want to put down a long line of fences, but must manually pan the screen back and forth (from stockpile to fence row) dozens of time to get a fence line laid down. _Way_ too tedious. I just gave up.

Solution would be to let you repeatedly use the ghost image of the fence to continually lay fence down _until you’re out of stock_. Then, let the townfolk lay the actual fences. This can be applied to everything from chairs to beds to tables, etc.

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**Author:** ![martyrsvale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/martyrsvale/32/42497_2.png) [@martyrsvale](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/martyrsvale)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/item-placement-needs-to-be-improved/11956/2 "2015-04-25T19:43:23Z")

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You can actually already do exactly this! Go to the build & design tab, then select the place an item option. Select one of the items in your various stockpiles (it conveniently lists how many you currently have), then place to your heart’s content.

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**Author:** ![devoderek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/devoderek/32/15730_2.png) [@devoderek](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/devoderek)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 7:55pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/item-placement-needs-to-be-improved/11956/3 "2015-04-25T19:55:41Z")

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^ This! Makes life much easier!

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**Author:** ![NonBritGit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/nonbritgit/32/17385_2.png) [@NonBritGit](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/NonBritGit)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/item-placement-needs-to-be-improved/11956/4 "2015-04-25T19:59:16Z")

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Wow, why wouldn’t this be the default? Crazy. Thanks, I’ll give it a go.

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**Author:** ![RepeatPan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/repeatpan/32/46418_2.png) [@RepeatPan](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/RepeatPan)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/item-placement-needs-to-be-improved/11956/5 "2015-04-25T20:21:58Z")

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> [@NonBritGit](#):
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> Wow, why wouldn’t this be the default?

Because if you select the item, you’re placing _this_ entity, not this entity’s type. With the other tool, you’re merely ordering one of said entity _types_ to be placed.

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**Author:** ![coasterspaul](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/coasterspaul/32/47876_2.png) [@coasterspaul](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/coasterspaul)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/item-placement-needs-to-be-improved/11956/6 "2015-04-25T20:37:34Z")

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Yes, and…

_In Cid’s name, what have those circular avatars done to you! Ewww! I’m so sorry._

What was I about to say, again?