Feature definitions...placement of cels in xsections...powergeopak ss10

I have existing utilities files that have feature definitions assigned in both alignment and profile and the profiles for the alignments are active. The feature definitions have an element template defined that have a cel associated with the point. The cel library is attached and the utilities file is attached to the file I am cutting cross sections in. The feature definitions from the dgnlib used to create the utilities file and the element templates are copied into the file I am cutting the sections in, so they are active in that file. No utility cels show up when i cut cross sections. If I open the file where the utilities are located, attach my proposed corridors and exist terrain and cut the sections in that file, the utility cels show up in cross sections. What I am missing here? Thanks for your help, Brian.