Re: Export subassemblies into Subassembly Composer?

doni49 · ‎03-11-2013

I understand the procedure for IMPORTING a pkt file from SAC into C3D. But is there a way to go the other direction?

I want to use certain SAs that come with OOB C3D -- but I want to customize them.

Of course I can recreate them -- but I'd rather not start from scratch (ESPECIALLY where it comes to the codes).

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KMercier_C3D · ‎03-11-2013

The stock sub assemblies that come with Civil 3D are written in a different code language and can not be opened in SAC.

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doni49 · ‎03-11-2013

I understood it was a different language -- that's why I was hoping I could export them.

But thanks anyway.

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mathewkol · ‎03-12-2013

They can't be exported.

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opesch_ · ‎08-23-2018

Well,

I can understand that we cannot export to SAC some assemblies that were not made in SAC.
(they were probably programmed elsewhere as DLL and thus I find also stupid that ADESK do not provide those as "SAC compatible" OOTB samples.

but

Why can't we just edit in SAC Sub-assemblies that were made with SAC when we received them in a C3D file ????

We should just have to right-click them (in a palette if necessary) > "Save-as Pkt file" or just right-click them > "Edit" to open them in SAC !

To my knowledge, they are even't included when making an E-transmit ! 😞

Anonymous · ‎08-23-2018

Anything listed in C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\C3D 20xx\enu\Imported Tools can be turned in to a .pkt. Open the folder of the object needed, and zip up the files then copy to another location. Rename the .zip file to .pkt and bingo, it will open in SAC

Export subassemblies into Subassembly Composer?

Export subassemblies into Subassembly Composer?

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