I have been trying to convert old DGN files to DWG files to develop consistency through the P&IDs, but I have run into a myriad of issues while doing so.
1) I have a very old version of Microstation, which is older than I am and is not used often I imagine. This leads to issues as I cannot find any information on it.
2) When I go to export the DGN to a DWG in Microstation and reopen it in AutoCAD, there are formatting issues as shown in the image below. It seems as if the text and lines have remained unchanged for the most part, but the reducers and valves and shapes like them have been moved away from their original position.
3) There are many options when exporting, and I do not know which option is pertinent to my issue. The options are shown below in the pop out box.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
If I transitioned to a newer version of Microstation and saved the old DGN as a DWG, do you know if AutoCAD would allow me to open it there and edit it? Or would other issues arise from this as well?
I believe that J did have the "Select By Attributes" tool under the Edit menu. You can use that to select "Cell" (and possibly "Shared Cell") from the Types region of the dialog. Click Execute, and all of your cells should be selected. You then use the Drop Complex tool to drop them to their component elements.
Jon's suggestion to get a more recent version of MicroStation is a far better option, though. If you can do that, you will have a lot more settings and options to play with, and the conversion process may be more capable as a whole.
If there are still problems with the cells/blocks then, you can revisit dropping them.
MaryB
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Answer Verified By: Kane Smith
How would I go about dropping all of the cells to plain elements? I am rather new to Microstation so I am not very well versed in this aspect.
Kane Smith said:if I got a newer version of Microstation, that it would convert successfully? Even with the DGNs being as old as they are?
Later versions of MicroStation (V8/CONNECT/2023) can read a V7 file. They can save that file as a DGN or DWG. The supported DWG format has, of course, changed over the years because AutoDesk don't provide continuity of file format.
Regards, Jon Summers LA Solutions
I have AutoCAD 2023 or release #37, I was just wondering if there was any way to convert using J. A bit of a backstory here, I was given a computer that was said to have Microstation on it to help in converting DGN to DWG files, it just ended up being a Microstation version that is older than myself. Do you think if I got a newer version of Microstation, that it would convert successfully? Even with the DGNs being as old as they are?