Drawing Purge
Win32 and 64, EnglishGeneral Usage Instructions
Unused DGN data can increase your drawing file size extremely big. Copying/Pasting the objects between drawings will take a longer time due to the unused DGN data. By purging these unnecessary data your file size will reduce and the drawing performance will be increased.
Screenshots
Commands
| Ribbon/Toolbar Icon | Command | Command Description |
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DWG-PURGE |
To purge the Current Drawing By entering DWG-PURGE at the command line this plug-in will delete all the DGN unreferenced LineTypes, RegApps and Annotation Scale. Also, a dialog box will show with a list of any XRefs attached to the drawing that needs to purge. By clicking 'Purge' will start to purge the attached XRefs. |
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DWG-PURGE-BATCH |
To purge multiple drawings without opening the files. In DWG-PURGE-BATCH you can add the drawings by following methods By selecting the drawing from the 'Select drawing' button By selecting a folder Copy/Paste a folder path Drag and drop From this dialog box go to the Options tab for more options. Purge the drawings and save them to a different location Purge the drawings and add a suffix to the file name e.g:- Mydrawing_purged.dwg Purge and save the drawing to another version |
Installation/Uninstallation
The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plug-in. OR, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin. You may need to restart the Autodesk product to activate the app/plug-in. To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button. OR, click Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features (Windows 7/8.1/10/11) and uninstall as you would any other application from your system.
Additional Information
To purge the DGN linetypes this plug-in using the code from KEAN WALMSLEY's blog:
There is already a Hotfix released by Autodesk® to purge the unused DGN data Autodesk® AutoCAD® DGN Hotfix:
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=22002791&linkID=9240618
Known Issues
Contact
Author/Company Information
Support Information
For more information please contact ajilalv@gmail.com
Version History
| Version Number | Version Description |
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8.3.0.0 |
2024 Support added. No change in the version number. |
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8.2.0.0 |
2013 drawing format added for AutoCAD 2018 in 'Save as' option. Option added in Additional tools to delete temporary files, such as *.bak, *.err, *.adt , *dwl , *.dwl2 and plot.log |
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8.1.0.0 |
Autodesk® AutoCAD® 2019 support added. Added the option to enable/disable the automatic backup of files. Added the option to enable/disable the INDEXCTL variable checking. |
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8.0.0.0 |
Additional tools added Can save the Version selection. Have to select a Backup folder for 'Replace Drawing' option |
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7.0.0.0 |
Autodesk® AutoCAD® 2018 support added. Language support added. Added the option to view the drawing version. Fixed some of the bugs reported recently. |
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6.3.0.0 |
Fixed some of the bugs reported recently. https://sites.google.com/site/avcadapps/-net/dwg-purge/drawing-purge-app-6-0-news/areyoufacingthisproblem |
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6.2.0.0 |
Fixed some of the bugs reported recently. https://sites.google.com/site/avcadapps/-net/dwg-purge/drawing-purge-app-6-0-news/areyoufacingthisproblem |
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6.1.0.0 |
AutoCAD® 2017 support added |
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6.0.0.0 |
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5.0.0.0 |
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4.0.0.0 |
AutoCAD® 2016 support added. |
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3.0.0.0 |
Xref Layer Purge Bug fixed.This bug was causing the xref layer settings revert to default while using DWG-PURGE-BATCH command |
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2.0.0.0 |
AutoCAD® 2015 support added. Updated to purge additional items Blocks, styles etc. Added options to select a folder to process the batch operation. Now user can control what items they need to purge. |
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1.0.0.0 |
Original release |
