Drawing Purge

Great tool love the batch option. Helps me save alot of time in auditing and cleaning out surplus data in mulitpile Civil 3d drawings all xrefed together.

Regards

Justin

ACAD was constantly lagging hard every time it autosaved or I did the copybase command. I had a ton of unused linetypes that I couldn't delete that seemed to be causing the problem. This little app cleared that up in an instant. Can't thank you enough!

ik mis de mogelijkheid, in de instellingen, zelf de annotationscales vast te stellen of de standaard NLCS instellingen te hanteren.

Saved huge time and money.

I RUN THE PROGRAM & IT PURGES A BUNCH OF STUFF. I SAVE & CLOSE THE FILE. I REOPEN THE SAME FILE & WHEN I RUN THE PURGE PROGRAM AGAIN, EVERY SINGLE ITEM IT PREVIOUSLY PURGED IS BACK. I MUST BE MISSING SOMETHING. MAYBE IT SHOULD BE CALLED "PURGE AGAIN"

I can't express my gratitude. Where have You been so far?

In AUTOCAD 2021 

Error : INDEXCTL MUST BE ZERO

A big thank u to help me reducing my all CAD files from now onn..... before this i had send my files to other person in office to get it done. Now i have their secret too

I can't tell you how many hours this has saved me in the first ten minutes of using.  Works perfectly and love all the extra options beyond just standard purge operations

This addon works great, just one question I have is, does it only work with base autocad or will it work with different versions (ie, plant 3D, MEP, electrical, etc.)

It works well. It reduced more than half of the file size. But in Autocad 2021, it doesn't give the best result. 

YOU SAVE MY DAY!! I ALREADY WASTE MY DAY SEARCHING TO HOW TO DELETE THESE LINETYPES THAT MAKES MY ACAD FILES SO BIG EVENTHOUGH ITS JUST A SIMPLE DRAWINGS INSIDE.

AFTER I INSTALL THIS APPS & DO WHAT YOU SAID. THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED. THANK YOU AGAIN

Excellent program

i think programm need the ability to run lisp / arx / vlx and remove all proxy objects 

thx.

I like it so much I blogged about it:  https://www.asti.com/one-awesome-drawing-purge-option/

Thank you Ajilal, it's a helpful command.

It's available now in the command bar if I write it, but how can I add it to the Add-ins in the toolbar?

Thank you Ajilal!

Thank you for your great work.

It a necceassary utility for all CAD users

An excellent Add-in, particularly the Batch Purge.

Very useful, like all the options for Xref handling, backup files, current space units too.

Big thumbs up!

loved it with 2019, expectin same great preformance with 2021

This app is simply fantastic! Can't describe how awesome and perfect this app can be. The batch purge feature is incrdible. Works very stable, fast and with nice and intuitive interface. Kudos for the guy who programmed this app. 

I love this extension!

sowtware but I could not run. how I load in autocad ?  thanks

Really helpful app!Thank you!

Thanks, Ajilal. Really useful program!  I've been using it for a few years now, and absolutely love having this tool to clean up our files. Great work!

Thanks Ajilal, really useful program. It's part of my standard tools now. Love the interface.

One question - is it possible to set the 'Enable INDEXCTL variable checking' box to be unticked by default? Maybe some lisp I can add to my acaddoc.lsp

Drawing purge is a great and seamless add-on. It's quick, simple and easy to understand. For the most part it does the job great. However, I am having issues with purging plot styles, configurations, some shape files and standards that aren't going away when I open a batch of files in a Reference Manager. Not sure what the solution or problem is there.. ?

dear Ajilal, I am working with AutoCAD LT vers. 2020 on a 2D file in which drawings of machinery/equipments from multiple external suppliers have been inserted.

Once the blocks were removed, the file exploded at 360 Mb and no longer allows me to copy and export objects to another file. The program starts copying the selected object works for many minutes and then stops so I have to force the closure in order to exit. I have seen that Drawing-purge could solve the problem but unfortunately it is not compatible with AutoCAD LT. Is there an analogous LT compatible plug-in package that can solve my problem? Many thanks in advance for your help.

Ajilal, great addin !!!

imprescindible, gracias

Dear Ajilal, this plugin has been discovered to me by one of my former colleagues and I use this plug-in since 2014. One big thanks to you for taking the effort and time to develop this plug-in. I really appreciate this tool.

Makes my work archive half the size and drawings open faster.. thanks.

Please update for AutoCAD 2020

Such an amazing app! Thanks for it.

OKOK

Helps me run big size autocad drawings and less space consumming.

The tool works really well, I can't recommend it enough! If you have trouble with drawing file sizes, this is the fix. Thanks Ajilal Vijayan!!

Batch purge are very useful to purge multiple drawinngs and at the same time, downgrade the file version.

could you please update this app so it can work on 2020, I really loved it and it works perfectly.

let me know please, if you could email me the updated app

waseemtarik@hotmail.com

regards,

waseem 

It really works. It makes drawings smaller and can convert a lot of files to older versions at same time.

This is excellent application.

However, I have problem using DWG-PURGE-BATCH command, i.e. dialog box does not show up.

FILEDIA is set to 1.

It stucks on activation and I caanot see dialog box.

Any idea why?

Thanks a lot, Excellent tool. I have been using it for several years now.
Now we use windows 10, and Dwg-Purge stopped working.

Can you help us, thank you in advance.

Отлично чистит файлы, прошедшие "по рукам".

I work as a civi8l designer and I have been using this for years, it is especially useful when receiving cad drawings complete within other software packages. It purges all the unnecessary and useless data.

Its helps me to clean my unsnecessary files..thanks to the maker..

Very nice tool, have been using for a long time. However I am getting a new error recently in the Status field of the progress window: "Error: INDEXCTL must be Zero". About 20% of my files are skipped due to this error. Any ideas?

Thank you SO MUCH! I was struggling with the file size increase after I copy pasted from another consultant's file. Autodesk's hotfix solution wasn't working and this worked like a charm. Went from 25 to 1.6MB within minutes. Thanks so much. So glad I found this.

I appriciat the man/organization who created this programme

This app helps a LOT. Thank you very much!

Very Useful !!

Чистить файл DWG очень эффективно!

gracias Ajilal , muy buen trabajo =D

Can you add an option which change xref from "attach" to "overlay"?

good work & it's very easy to use and smart app

Thanks Ajin.

I am eagerly awaiting the upgrade to AutoCAD 2019!

simple, fast, very useful

Can I change the interface language?

Изменить язык интерфейса можно?

i used regulary for  redusing size

good work Ajilal

The app is great and efficient but it doesn't respect settings/preferences. Even when you change the preferences in the xml files, it returns to default settings.

The program with each version is becoming more interesting. I ask the developer not to leave her.

when I use purge batch it hangs up I cant open the purge batch box. in my command show loading mep.purge batch opens to another window, problem is I cannot switch to that window.

Thank you so much! This plugin is superb. My empty template file where I save all my styles had been ballooning over the years to over 5mb. Now it's down to under 2mb and a whole lot of un-purgable layers and junk have disappeared.

Dear Ajin First of all thank you so much for this program we are having serious problems with the dgn linetypes. Our drawings are full with linetypes e.g. XREF_00$0$_19_A_B…_R00$0${ Tapered Dash } we can eliminate them with dxf and audit or using purge in autocad 2015 I was really happy to find batch purge because we are having a couple of hundred of those files which are out of control, so far batch purge is reducing the file size but not eliminating thoese linetypes is there anything we are doing wrong? Would really appreciate some help about that. lg alex

i was working with one file size of 50MB, which is not having so many objects in it. but whenever I tried to save or copy objects to other drawings, autocad get hangs. it takes lot of time. after I run this "DWG-PURGE", the file size reduced to 2MB now it is not taking time. thank you Ajilal Vijayan

Will the 'Save file as' have version 2013 added in the future as we have 2018 but would like to save down to version 2013. Thanks.

There is one or two files during batch purging that are corrupted during the process (civil3d 2016). The files are even locked so you can't even delete the file without involving server admin. If this issue is fixed would easily be a 5 star!!

Thank you....

Chinese characters(mtext) will be scrambled(messy code) after cleaning up documents,why?

Great and useful app! Thanks so much!

It is very very good. Recommend

Eu utilizava a versão 6.3 e o usar o "purge-Batch" funcionava porém não explodia os blocos que estavam em uso no desenho atual, porém com essa nova versão v7.0 o aplicativo explode o bloco em uso. isto não pode acontecer, pois o aplicativo "Drawing Purge" nao pode interferir no desenho atual e também nao pode mudar as características do desenho corrente. por este motivo tive que voltar para a versão 6.3 para continuar usando em perfeitas condições. De qualquer forma, todos os desenvolvedores estão de parabéns. deixo posto meus agradecimentos. Daniel Silva / Brasil / RJ / Duque de Caxias.

Initial running of Dwg purge batch works perfectly!! but when i close my drawing then re-run again dwg purge Batch i got error (Exception in aecarch.dbx ARX Command) and cannot execute that command. how to fixs this? im using Drawing Purge v 7.0.0.0 on autocad 2013 & 2016 same problem

Had a problem with an export from a Plant3D model. Was able to audit and purge, but wasn't able to save the drawing. This addin worked like a charm auditing, purging and saving the drawing. Saved me a ton of work!

Amazing!!! Thank you!

woow

It work perfectly .Very usable plugin for me.Respect to autor

Hello, I have a warm greeting, I have revoked your application and it works excellent in autocad 2014, but since I can not install 2016 and 2017, maybe I'm doing something wrong, downloading the link and executing it, now I'm doing it right . I asked the application installed in all versions instantly or there to route it to be so I tried to load through customize, and although I load the icons when invoking them does not recognize them ...! That's why I come to you to see that it could be happening in this respect ...? Waiting for your answer Attentively Felix

Ajilal, great job

It really works in opened drawing. But batch purge, Turning our patient.

Parabéns!

reduced file size by 50% on the average

don't know why my workmate using CAD 2012 can use DWG Purge...but mine can't....really want in install it on my CAD...how can i check what happened and fix it?

Hi Ajital, I installed the last version of your program in AutoCad 2018 but it doesn´t work. Could you tell me if your soft is compatible with Acad 2018? Thanks.

Hi Aji, your program is awesome. It works perfect.

These add-ons are a must-have in any users or managers tool bag. Thank you so much for developing these tools years ago, as they have saved myself and teams hours of heartache cleaning up files. Excellent work, keep it up!!

I want to thank you for your application, it really was very useful and functional, simply THANK YOU!!!!

se borro todas los tipos de lineas y capas que no utilizaba. me funciono perfecto en autocad 2013!!! muchas gracias!!!

Excellent

wanderful software,thank you~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I had already used this application and it worked perfectly, now change of equipment and does not start and it takes to look for the following file, and I can not find it anywhere AVVABatchPurgeSettings.xml I hope someone can help me. Thank you

I have used this tool,very useful~ But my new computer can not purged "Complex DGN Data",please help me what can i do? Thanks

I get this error: "err00: The calling thread must be STA, because many UI components require this" On closing the app acad gets a fatall error... ;( Version info: 6.3.0.0 Thnx for fixing this!

I just have tried v6.3.0.0 on ACAD 2017x64 in a project folder of 94 Files. Total folders size has been reducted from 187mb to 76.5mb without any look strange on the drawings on the first impression and with most of the used drawings been purged frequently. Seems promising, so keep up the good work!

Update Fixed: Houston we have a problem. Suddenly on day the DWG-PURGE-BATCH plugin decided to stop showing up it self anymore! I Have uninstalled an re-installed AjilalVijayanDrawingPurge700.msi again -still not working, took the hard decision to reset the AutoCAD 2018 interface -still not working, i m really not shure if Uninstalling AutoCAD will work out. DWG-PURGE command works perfectly as it should but when i type the DWG-PURGE-BACH command it loads it self and displays the taskbar icon next to AutoCAD, but the main window is not visible and the only think i can do its press escape to continue working. Please HELP! - Fixed

I tried using batch purge. File size increased from 10 MB to 15 MB instead of decreasing.

At first I was having issues with this when it would hang up on 1 drawing in a group which was really frustrating. We use 2017 ACADE. After trouble shooting with Ajilal Vijayan over a period of time, the newer version works really well and saved me a large amount of time.

When we ran a Batch Purge with this App on a drawing directory in AutoCAD 2013 and AutoCAD 2016 using the Select Folder option in Drawing Purge version 6.1.0.0 all of our Block Attributes done in Mtext were shifted randomly out of place and our title blocks looked awful. In AutoCAD 2017 it appears the Mtext block attributes stay in place.

Erased some of my files then locks up.Erased some of my files then locks up.Erased some of my files then locks up.

The batch purge will delete your drawings!!! The error I recieve when batch purging: err00: The calling thread must be STA, because many UI components require this I suggest backing up your files first.

I don't understand why, but my CAD file is getting bigger after purged with this plugin. Before was 6 MB, and after purging is 9 MB. Please help, what's wrong..

I was struggling with those nasty DGN linetypes (16,000+ of them) and this App zapped them all in a matter of seconds!!

Hola, espero que me puedan ayudar, antes ya habia descargado esta gran aplicaciòn en Autocad 2014 y funcionaba muy bien, excelente, pero ahora que tuve que cambiar a Autocad 2016 no se puede ejecutar esta aplicaciòn, no se por que ocurre esto... espero que me puedan ayudar

This is a must-have tool. Has option to batch purge and other options like downgrading file version as well. I'll keep using it everytime. Thank you for this great tool.

Dear all. installed Autocad 2016. All setups automatic migrated from Acad 2012. But now I have a problem with Drawing Purge. After runing the apps required AVVABatchPurgeSettings, xml file location. But this file absend on leptop

Add on is very helpful. But quick question, on your previous 2015 add on, it had the flatten command, which was awesome- removed all the bold text and what not while purging the drawing. In this 2017 add on, it doesn't work anymore- any chance it can be added back on for 2017?

Thank you!!!! Pretty cool app!

Realy good¡¡¡ Thanks

I just selected folder which had about 350 drawings with varying size the initial size of folder was about 5.69 GB and now its just 5 GB total time required was about 1.5 hours but it really saved my this time as the process was automated, great tool Keep it up, Best wishes for your future projects, Thank you !!

Thank you for share

Thanks

nice tool, im using autocad 2012 version..problem solved thks bro

I have both AutoCAD 2016 and 2017 installed on my computer. This work great for the 2016 version but not 2017. In AutoCAD 2017, both commands are unknown. Is it still not supporting AutoCAD 2017?

very helpful

Just the App that I was looking for! It saves a lot of production time. Thanks!

So far i was using the great app on AutoCAD 2013, but now our company has updated to AutoCAD 2016 LT. Will this work on LT 2016 ?

Product worked great! 10 MB file saved down to 433 kb. Nice app!

1.I would be grateful for the addition of this option http://www.maestrogroup.com.ua/support/ExplodeProxy.zip 2. Version don't save. I am changing version to 2010 but current versions returned. 3. Applying option don't "Change the File Modified Date after Purging" result to infinite demand "reload modify Xrefs"

While I love the program and what it is capable of, there are still serious bugs and stability issues that need to be worked out that prevent me from adopting it to use full time: 1) Sometimes DWG-PURGE-BATCH will hang on a single file (stuck at Saving...) indefinitely. When attempting to restart the purge, the file originally being saved with be corrupted with a 0kb dummy file that would be marked Read Only. This is extremely dangerous - it seems to happen to random files, including original client CAD drawings that are sensitive and cannot be replaced. Drawing Purge does not create a failsafe or temporary backup in the event of a failed purge, and it is a pretty big oversight. I would not use a program that has a chance to corrupt the original drawings without warning. 2) I have gotten "err00: The calling thread must be STA, because many UI components require this." error multiple times. It seems to be a .NET framework problem, and this error also leads to file corruption similar to 1). 3) When closing AutoCAD after using Drawing Purge, a "FATAL ERROR: Unhandled Access Violation Reading 0x0037 Exception at e9c24084h" occurs after every time of using Drawing Purge.

it is very helpfull

Thank you so much its very useful and saves a great time

i have used the updated version ... but i still have the problem in cad 2017 it doesn't work .. so i can't shift to 2017 bcz of this .. it's written .. DGNPURGE is an unknown command in 2017 i don't know why ... hope you would help me with fixing it .. Thank you very much for your valuable reply related to this ... expect i can use this application ASEP Ajilal Vijayan .. after i tried Dwg-Purge and Dwg-Purge-Batch it started working .. in 2016 i didnt' have to type commands like that .. if i just type dwgpurge .. the command was working .. anyway thank you so much for your help ..

Great App. Thanks AV

This is Amazing!

Hello Ajilal, As an Application Specialist for Ideate, Inc., an Autodesk Value Added Reseller, I'm constantly advising our tech support customers to keep their drawings 'clean' by running what I call drawing housekeeping commands; RECOVER, AUDIT, -PU. Your app will be a great help to firms that have problems with propagating Orphaned Data. With your permission, I'd like to reference your App in our blog.

Very helpful, Thank you so much.

I love it. Thanks ad!

Ajilal Vijayan, thank you for your app! It is AutoCAD 2017 published. Will you adapted your app for it? And there is one problem with those who have disabled the AutoCAD Infocenter: it is forced to on by your application (to display messages about the availability of purges)

adipoli..

Sangat bermanfaat mas aji... thanks Bang Aji

Outstanding applications. Good job Sir, thank you infinite. Kindly permit sharing on my blog.

Good work. Thanks!

This app has saved me a load of frustration. My Company use Acad14 save in Acad13 (and below) format, have Acad15 (but cant use it because of our clients) so I have to use it in MEP where it works well. It is worth mentioning that a normal Purge after using DGN Purge will clear the errant linetypes. Saves massive amounts of File Space. I just wish I could stop others in my company from being lazy and copying previous drawings as templates.

Works perfectly!

It works great..... Saving lot of time ... Thank You Very Much...

I cant install in my office PC, Any possible I can install without admin rights ?

Hello Sir , my question is : if i use this file with any drawing , won't it break my work ? i mean it just reduces the file size or it may delete some work and lines i need ? please explain to me as I'm a beginner not a pro :)

Hi Does C3d 2016 needs this app? Or it's the same as the purge nested objects? C3d 2016 it is slow and keeps stalling. Thsnks

Please, whos can Help me.? Thank you.

It is really fantastic work. it is saved my time... thank you Ajilal Vijayan Regards, Karthick

Dear Ajilal, I am using Autocad 2016 Student Version, but the app seems not to be working properly with the "items you cannot purge". Previous version cleaned perfectly, but now, blocks remain. I paste and udpate one block, but the block remains as it was in the drawing, not with the new one.