Purge

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic, Pro and Platinum, Bricscad (Linux) Classic and Pro

Removes unused named entities from drawings, such as unused layers and linetypes.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  purge

alias:  pu

menu bar:  File | Purge

 

: purge

Prompts you in the command bar:

Purge: baTch/All/Blocks/Dimstyles/LAyers/LTypes/STyles: (Enter an option.)

Command Options

Option

Description

baTch

Purges all unused named entities from the drawing without prompts.

All

Purges all unused named entities from the drawing with the following prompt:

Purge name? (Yes/No/yes to All)? <No> - enter an option.

  • Yes - purges the named entity.

  • No - does not purge the named entity.

  • All - purges all remaining unused named entities.

Blocks

Removes unused block definitions from the current drawing; prompts you:

Enter name(s) to purge <*> - enter the names of block definitions to purge, or press Enter to purge all unused ones.

Dimstyles

Removes unused dimension styles from the current drawing; prompts you:

Enter name(s) to purge <*> - enter the names of dimension styles to purge, or press Enter to purge all unused ones.

Dimstyle Standard cannot be purged.

LAyers

Removes unused layers from the current drawing; prompts you:

Enter name(s) to purge <*> - enter the names of layers  to purge, or press Enter to purge all unused ones.

Layer 0 cannot be purged.

LTypes

Removes unused linetypes from the current drawing; prompts you:

Enter name(s) to purge <*> - enter the names of linetypes to purge, or press Enter to purge all unused ones.

Linetype Continuous cannot be purged.

STyles

Removes unused text styles from the current drawing; prompts you:

Enter name(s) to purge <*> - enter the names of styles to purge, or press Enter to purge all unused ones.

Style Standard cannot be purged.

Related Command

Explorer - purges unused entity names through the Drawing Explorer.


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