Problem
"...ASE crashes during the initialization process. More specifically, this is happening while the pads are being updated..."
I get the following message at the command prompt after just one alignment's pads attempt to update:
Command: Command: _INITIALIZE_ASE ---------------------------------------------- (C)2014 Engineering Design Innovations ---------------------------------------------- ASE: Dictionary initialized.
Regenerating layout.
Regenerating model.
ASE: [ADMINSTRATOR] access enabled.
ERROR: ASE Civil road alignment definitions may only be modified from: " \09002605-Church Farm\dwg\ASE-M\09002605ASE Alignment - M.dwg "
ASE: [60] ASE road alignments loaded.
ASE: [ASE] alignments active.
ASE: [5] Cul-de-sacs / [31] Knuckles identified.
ASE: [Intersecting] alignment protocol active.
ASE: [Disabled] legacy paving data support.
ASE: Loading pad data...
ASE: Auditing design layers...
ASE: Auditing Flow Labels...
ASE: Auditing Connections...No Connections found.
ASE: Auditing Links...
Auditing pads with ASE data. Please wait...
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Updating '<alignment name>' pads.
; error: AutoCAD variable setting rejected: "clayer" "_ASE-Design-Pads-Ties"
Solution
This particular error occurs because the "Pad Ties" layer has been frozen. To resolve this issue simply thaw the layer "_ASE-Design-Pads-Ties". Barring any additional problems, ASE should initialize successfully. Better error handling and more error dialog messages will be added in future versions that will make this problem easier for the end-user to identify and resolve.