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Where the block based catalog parts saved?

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followsea
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Where the block based catalog parts saved?

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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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
Technical Specialist - Plant and Infrastructure
Autodesk Australia / New Zealand
Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk ANZ YouTube Channel
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followsea
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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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milic.srdjan
in reply to: followsea

Hi to all,

 

I think that this issue is very important...

Can we have some tutorial, some manual, how to maintain catalogs in one company, some ideas some recommendations.

 

Hint, I found that every time when I upgrade my PLANT3D product, I will have new

AutoCAD Plant 3D 20XX Content...

 

Can we make a thread on forum with some suggestion, and some work flow..

 

Srdjan

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Good Morning

We had this problem handing over Project to Client and was resolved by

 

Using REGEDIT (programme on your computer) and repath 

Regards

Lyn

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Editing the Windows Registry should not have to be done to correct 3rd party software issues, in my opinion.

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milic.srdjan
in reply to: cadPNYBN

@cadPNYBN 

I agree with this,

software must work without any modification in Windows registry from user side

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Hi,

 

Anyone with Admin rights can re-path the Plant 3D Shared Content Folder directly from the AutoCAD command line.  From inside Plant 3D, type the command PLANTMODIFYSHAREDCONTENTFOLDER ; this command performs the registry update for you and also gives you the opportunity to copy the contents of the current folder to the new one.

 

Alternatively, you can perform the same task using the Modify Shared Content Folder... option on the Tools menu of the Spec Editor. Again, you will need Admin rights.

 

Please take a look at this thread also for a related question.

 

Regards,

Andy

 


Andy Davis

Industry Specialist
Cadline Ltd.

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