Drawing Purge

It works great!

Thank you Ajilal and Prashants for your quick response.

Good day.

Works like magic

What should I do if there are both 2012 and 2023 versions on my computer? Currently, I am using version 8.3, but using the DWG-PURGE command in the 2023 version will result in an error, while the 2012 version of AutoCAD cannot be opened directly.

Good App!where can i download version8.3.0,I am using AutoCAD2021.THX

Ayos na ayos to! 

I need to download version 8.3 can you provide it?

Highly recommended if you lioke clean drawings.

Dear Ajilal Vijayan, your app is wenderful. Personally, could you please add the the version number to the msi attribute list in the next versions?

Hello!

Your program does not purge zero-length geometry and empty text object. 

The standart _Purge command removes zero-length geometry and empty text object.

Are you planning to add this feature to your program?

For example, I have dwg file size is 670kb.

After the standard _Purge, the file size is 170kb.

After your Drawing Purge - 570kb.

There are about 14,000 empty text object in the file. Your program does not delete them.

If possible, please add this feature to your program.

Thank you.

Good app.

Your program does not purge zero-length geometry and empty text object.

Are you planning to add this feature to your program?

Very Powerful app. Missing it with C3D 2025. Please update the app

Very useful for cleaning and auditing hundreds of files for mailing. Please update for ACAD 2025

Hello ajilalv, I look forward to your release of the latest version of DwgPuge that can be used for autocad 2025, thank you

Bonjour,

Est-ce que vous allez bientôt mettre à jour votre surper app dwg purge que j’utilise depuis autocad 2019 ?

I previously posted that I could not install, if anyone runs into issue as such, Right Click the MSI file and check UNBLOCK

Its perfect. I use this app all the time, thanks! 

This is my favorite app to use on the daily. If you need purging done to the next level, this is your app. I don't need to use my scripts any longer to purge and audit, this app does it and does it better. The batch purge is a game changer for cleaning up backgrounds we get from clients. Great job with this app Mr. Vijayan!

Purges where other apps and the built-in command fail. 

Excellent Addon........... thanks

Can you give me a practical example, thank you

After installation, the dwg-purge-batch cannot be Clean  DGN Line Style Component and it will automatically skip

Using version: AutoCAD 2014

Operating System: WIN 11/10

I hope to receive your reply. Thank you.

good

Hey! I used to work with this plugin a lot on my windows and it´s great but now I switched to Mac. Is there any version compatible with mac?
Thanks!

安裝完後無法執行該外掛，打指令也無效

使用版本:AutoCAD LT 2023

作業系統:WIN 11

Très pratique et purge vraiment à fond le dessin

4 this i will give 11/10 point

i''ve tried. And it really excellent. Thanks so much

Llevaba tiempo esperando algo asi, la purga de carpetas enteras, me ha liberado muchos gigas, Muchas Gracias!!

Thank you!

Hope future version can add support to be able to purge sheetset.

Some times it can corrupt your DWG file if your have PDF underlay. (no error message but your file size goes down to 1~2kb)

I've written dwg appid cleaners for years, and trying to purge app ids on "open" drawing will lock you up when there are a lot (50k...). The better way is top open the drawing as "dbx doc" which is something programmers do. Its not hard. The author should allow you to pick drawings not open, rather than operate on current dwg. Its 10x faster and super stable.

Great little addon that saves me time

does what it says, and fast

DWG-PURGE-BATCH
Time runs and then time freezes.

Is there a way to fix it? I'm using it on autocad 2018.Is there a way to fix it? I'm using it on autocad 2018.

One of the best purge commands available. Thank you for the good work

Muy buena app para eliminar todo lo que no se utiliza en el dibujo, así el tamaño del archivo es menor.

Thank you!

Dear Mr.Ajilal,

Would you please update the version 2023 as soon as possible.This tool is very helpful

请更新支持2023的版本

i want batch purge lisp file

При установке просит связаться с

ajilalv@gmail.com

Clicking the "batch purge settings" button in Chinese will result in an error！

excelent Please update for Autocad 2023,            

thank you

On the right of the screen it list compatibility with 2018 thru 2022.

In the text it lists compatibility with 2012 - 2022.

I have 2014, will it still work?

una gran app para cambiar la unidad a todos los bloques

Ajilal, you have a great program here and I use it on a daily basis, I do have 1 request though, would it be possible to add a lineweight toggle (on or off) selection?  I have a number of ex-.dgn files that all have their lineweights turned on and to see the files in Vault I need to toggle the lineweight off over about 1000 files.

YOU CAN SUPPORT FOR CAD PLAN 3D. I TRIED IT, BUT IT'S NOT WORKING

Hi ajilal,

Thank you very much...

It's a Excellent tool...

nice

Hi, I've downloaded this to hopefully not only save time running multiple purge and cleanup commands. But, I was hoping it would also delete redundant Data Links.
However, it doesn't seem to do this? Can it be modified to do this also?

Ajilal Vijayan, people like you make the world spin around. You've made the world a little bit better when put this software on free download. this is a real thing. 

Your program must be set as the standart

Very good tool and it reduced so much memory of files

To install this need admin rights and not all admin will allow to install this software, is it possible to install at user level rights

Thans for the good tool

very useful. great lsp

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....