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    followsea
    Posts: 11
    Registered: ‎09-22-2011

    Where the block based catalog parts saved?

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    02-16-2012 12:40 AM

    I created my own pipes, fittings, valves catalogs, a big portion  is block based parts. But in the beginning I didn't  create the same name folders with the catalogs. Without these folders, catalogs and specs works well. I finished a watertreatment project with them already.

    But when I copy these catalogs(pcat) and specs to another computer and place models into the model, I get error message "Can't find symbol for specified part."

    My problems are:

    1. Without 200 and dwg folders, where are "longhexnumber" blocks and thumbnail pictures stored?

    2. How can I copy catalogs to other computers ?

    3. How can I get into the right way? After so many custom block based parts created without 200 and dwg folder, I tried create a same name folder with the catalog. But  when I make new block based parts, it cannot work. If I place new parts to model, I get "Can't find symbol for specified part." The newly created part on the tool pallete was a blank box.  

    Recreate all block based parts are nightmare. Why no prompt when i was in a wrong way? 

    Anyone can help me?  Thanks.

    I use P3D 2012. 

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    TomislavGolubovic
    Posts: 487
    Registered: ‎12-01-2010

    Re: Where the block based catalog parts saved?

    02-16-2012 02:08 AM in reply to: followsea

    Have a look through the sub-folders of the Content folder from your C:\, and compare it to the second computer.

     

    You can move that content to a network drive also, check under the Menu's, there is a menu to change the path.



    Tomislav Golubovic
    Plant Solutions Engineer
    Autodesk Australia / New Zealand
    Autodesk, Inc.

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    followsea
    Posts: 11
    Registered: ‎09-22-2011

    Re: Where the block based catalog parts saved?

    02-16-2012 09:10 PM in reply to: followsea

    I copied the whole folder "C:\Autocad Plant 3D content" to another computer. The folder in destination computer is also "C:\Autocad Plant 3D content". I checked two computers in Spec Editor menu, the shared content folder were both "C:\AutoCAD Plant 3D 2012 Content".

     

    Below is my folder structure:

     

    11.jpg

    Catalogs are in "\CPak GB":

    22.jpg

     

    My  drawing with blocks are in "\Models".

     

    I searched for the longhexnumer drawings throughout the C:\Autocad Plant 3D contens folder. Nothing was found.

    Where is they?  Why it works well in modeling pipe without longhexnumber drawings and 200 and dwg folder? 

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