Self Attachments not merging

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I am trying to save a file with multiple models and references to a file with all references merged. The options are set to merge all external attachments and all self attachments yet when I open the newly created file the self attachments are not merged. I noticed that in the original file the self attachments are marked as Write Locked. How can this be changed so that self attachments are merged when saving as (or exporting)?

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  • It is not obvious which is why I asked. I dont want to assume anything and it is hard to tell what is a sheet and what is a model. And the reason the file is locked is because you have it open and this cannot be changed - you can only work on one model in an active file at a time. Once you open any of the models/sheets, the others are locked (cannot be activated). This is not the reason your references are not merging. So from your response, your files are not self referened (the exact same "model/sheet" attached back to itself). Currently there is no option to merge references of models or sheets from the same DGN. There is an enhancement filed to add a 3rd option for merging of references of models or sheets that exist in the same DGN (Enhancement 85387). Currently you can do as suggested with FF or merge all the references before saving the file as you were originally attempting to do.

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