Problem Description

Issue converting a master file (with references) to a single merged DWG file. Microstation SS2 freezes and has to be closed.

Reason

Reference files need to be 'Merged into Master' prior to saving master file as DWG.

Steps to Resolve

Open Reference manager and select reference file. Select 'Merge into Master'

Select File> Save as DWG

Additional Information on this issue:

When a file is saved as (DGN, DWG, V7, etc), the ‘Merge the Reference File’ application starts first, and
completes the selected reference file merge options.

This merging process is all done in memory, no temp files are created.

Once the merge is done, the actual save application starts up. It takes in the memory data, and saves that to the destination.

It could also be recommended to manually merge reference files prior to saving as a DWG file so that
the user can have a chance to inspect the merged result that will be converted
to a new format. This helps diagnose problems should there be any.

See also

AskInga - Merging Files

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