Purge

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

Accessing the Command

command bar:  purge

alias:  pu, -purge

menu bar:  File | Purge

 

: purge

Prompts you in the command bar:

Purge: baTch/All/Blocks/Dimstyles/LAyers/LTypes/MAterials/MLinestyles/Plotstyles/STyles/Tablestyles/Visualstyles/Regapps/Empty text entities: (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.

MAterials

Removes unused materials from the current drawing; prompts you:

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

The Global material cannot be purged.

MLinestyles

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

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

Style Standard cannot be purged.

Plotstyles

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

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

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.

Tablestyles

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

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

Style Standard cannot be purged.

Visualstyles

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

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

User defined visual styles can be purged only. Hard-coded visual styles cannot be purged.

Regapps

Removes unused regapp keys (1) from the current drawing; prompts you:

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

Empty text entities

Removes empty text entities from the current drawing.

 

(1) Regapp keys are used to attach additional information to entities in a drawing, e.g. by 3rd party applications, which is saved with the drawing. Regapp is short for 'Registered applications'.

Related Command

Explorer - purges unused entity names through the Drawing Explorer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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