Could it be done?

 From:  BurrMan
11704.3 In reply to 11704.1 
If you right click the import button that will do an “Import Part” which will bring the file in, but use the orientation picker to place it. So thats GOOD that all your parts are at Z0. That way when you go to “cursor place” the part, the base is derived from the zero point set in the part file (either by cplane or world 0 coords….