subassembly composer

[vcoleman]

created a subassembly and I receive this error.

Something wrong with current subassembly: Failed to create a 'Settings' from the text 'Assembly references and imported namespaces serialized as XML namespaces'.] (Source: Subassembly.SimpleSlopeAllowsNegative)

Windows 7

civil 3d 2014 SP1

[doni49]

Can you post your pkt file?  What version of SAC are you using?

Put your file in a zip file and then post that.

[vcoleman]

I am using 2014 sac

[doni49]

When are you seeing this error message?  Under what conditions?  I opened your pkt file in SAC2014 and didn't get any errors there.  Then I created a new dwg file with an alignment, surface, profile & corridor with your SA assigned to it.

The alignment is 1100 ft long with a frequency of 25'.  The only errors I got indicated that it had trouble finding the surface in a few places.

[vcoleman]

I receive the error when i select it from the Tool palettes. When I edit the cut and fill then select the marked point within the assembly it doesnt shoe the cut and fill information.

[doni49]

Can you post the dwg file? 

[doni49]

Also....   What is the purpose of this SA?  Are you just trying to learn how to use SAC?  Or are you planning to use this in production?

I ask because it looks like it does nothing other than seek a daylight.  You can do that with an OOTB SA.

[vcoleman]

I am trying to learn SAC. and would like to use this since its a simple cut and fill that we could use. I don't know what OOTB SA is could you explain.

[doni49 · Accepted solution]

OOTB = Out Of The Box (meaning without requiring any customization)

SA = SubAssembly

I can tell you that you'll regret using a Custom SA when it's not required and I'd advise you not to do so.  Do you know that if someone else needs to open a dwg file that has your custom SA in it, then they need to also have it installed on their computer?  Do you think you'd ever have to send your dwg file to someone outside your office?  HUGE PITA!

I'd suggest using BasicSideSlopeCutDItch.  It will allow you to spec a cut slope and a separate fill slope -- and if you don't want a ditch, then spec zero for the ditch width.

Making a custom SA for the purpose of learning to do so (but then not using it in production) is one thing but to make (and use) a custom SA to do something that can be easily done without it -- NO THANKS and not recommended.

But back to your original question RE the error, I'm unable to reproduce the error here.  Can you post your dwg file and I'll try it with your data set?  If I (or someone else) can reproduce the error, then there's a possibility of helping to solve it.

[vcoleman]

Thanks

[Marina.batchourikhina]

Wher can I find this Sabassembly composer app?

[doni49]

It comes with C3D. Unless you turned it off during C3D installation, it was automatically installed. Look on your Windows Start Menu, under Autodesk.

[Marina.batchourikhina]

Okay thanks I will try