diff --git a/lib/src/transformers/node_transformers/passive_spacer_transformer.dart b/lib/src/transformers/node_transformers/passive_spacer_transformer.dart
index 4cb5a19..800d39b 100644
--- a/lib/src/transformers/node_transformers/passive_spacer_transformer.dart
+++ b/lib/src/transformers/node_transformers/passive_spacer_transformer.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:codelessly_api/codelessly_api.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
-import '../node_transformer.dart';
+import '../../../codelessly_sdk.dart';
 
 class PassiveSpacerTransformer extends NodeWidgetTransformer<SpacerNode> {
   PassiveSpacerTransformer(super.getNode, super.manager);
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ class PassiveSpacerTransformer extends NodeWidgetTransformer<SpacerNode> {
     final BaseNode parentNode = getNode(node.parentID);
 
     if (parentNode is! RowColumnMixin) {
-      throw Exception(
-        'SpacerNode must be a child of a RowColumnNode to be rendered.'
-        ' ${node.name} is a child of [${parentNode.id}](${parentNode.name})',
+      return AdaptiveNodeBox(
+        node: node,
       );
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/transformers/widget_node_transformer_manager.dart b/lib/src/transformers/widget_node_transformer_manager.dart
index 9a27206..8ead195 100644
--- a/lib/src/transformers/widget_node_transformer_manager.dart
+++ b/lib/src/transformers/widget_node_transformer_manager.dart
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class AdaptiveNodeBox extends StatelessWidget {
   /// Creates a [AdaptiveNodeBox] that will fit its [child] to the size of the
   /// [node], taking into account the node's [BaseNode.horizontalFit] and
   /// [BaseNode.verticalFit].
-  const AdaptiveNodeBox({super.key, required this.node, required this.child});
+  const AdaptiveNodeBox({super.key, required this.node, this.child});
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
diff --git a/lib/src/utils/extensions.dart b/lib/src/utils/extensions.dart
index 3ef3289..61c1247 100644
--- a/lib/src/utils/extensions.dart
+++ b/lib/src/utils/extensions.dart
@@ -720,6 +720,16 @@ extension FitsExtension on BaseNode {
 
   bool canFillParent(BaseNode parent) =>
       edgePins.inner(parent).isBothExpanded || isBothExpanded;
+
+  bool isWrapOnAxis(AxisC axis) => switch (axis) {
+        AxisC.horizontal => isHorizontalWrap,
+        AxisC.vertical => isVerticalWrap,
+      };
+
+  bool doesFlexOnAxis(AxisC axis) => switch (axis) {
+        AxisC.horizontal => isHorizontalExpanded || isHorizontalFlexible,
+        AxisC.vertical => isVerticalExpanded || isVerticalFlexible,
+      };
 }
 
 extension RowColumnMixinExtensions on RowColumnMixin {