Solved: Protecting Sub-Assemblies from being edited in Sub-assembly Composer

ansarimdnazir · ‎03-20-2020

Hi All,

I want to secure some of my sub-assemblies so that it become non editable .

Can anyone please help me in this regard.

Jowennl · ‎03-20-2020

Pkt is meant to be saved in a secured server and IT can provide user access to be read and write for Civil 3d admin and read only for team members. No direct way to stop people from editing it so best is to save a back up copy somewhere that you can get anytime you need. If you want extra security you can select the file and make it as read only.

I normally only share my imported tools and xtp to team members so that we are all sync. Then I can hide the pkt to avoid editing. Of course people can be smart to convert all the imported tools back to PKT but that is another story.

Try to watch my Au Class in 2017, I gave tips on how to share customised assembly to team members. Click my profile and find my AU class.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,

Jowenn

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Joe-Bouza · ‎03-20-2020

Make a fence sub to go around them

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ansarimdnazir · ‎03-20-2020

Thanks @Jowennl

your help is really appreciated.

jae.kwon · ‎03-20-2020

Just adjust the permissions on the pkt file to read-only for everyone except for the editor (probably you). Most likely you will have to ask IT to do this.

If you would rather not get IT involved you could keep a zipped copy... password protect the zip.

lynn_zhang · ‎03-26-2020

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ansarimdnazir · ‎04-11-2020

Hi Jowenn,
Thanks for helping me in this regard. its really appreciated.
I have also gone through your AU 2017 Class lecture and found very helpful
information in Multi link Sub assembly. I haven't understood the method in
Layout Ratio which you have added as an input parameter and it allows you
to switch between 2D and 3D view as corridor.
Can you please help me in formula and how it is working. it will be quite
useful for me if you can share some PKT file for the same so that I can
Understand fully.

Thanks & Regards
Md Nazir

ansarimdnazir · ‎04-11-2020

Hi Jowenn.

First of all I would like to thank for your quick reply.

I got sample PKT file Thanks once again for sharing this.

Protecting Sub-Assemblies from being edited in Sub-assembly Composer

Protecting Sub-Assemblies from being edited in Sub-assembly Composer

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