[CK Special Edition] Cant turn items into static objects the traditional way anymore?

[SquanchMcBabyhands]

At one point i remember if i wanted to turn an item (or anything that had a .nif really) into a static object all i had to do was:

Go to the Item (in the CK editor) > Copy its file path > Create a new object > Paste it in the file path

now every time i do this (and it doesn't matter with what) it returns with "Invalid directory".

 

i really don't want to unpack the entire BSA just to pick out a handful of things.