Purging Drawings

Is it advisable to purge drawings before issuing to a client and why..??

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I do it on a regular basis as it get's rid of all unused blocks/text styles . . .etc.

If you do this you reduce the drawing size so it doesn't take up as much memory their end

The guy before me didn't know the purge command, neither did I untill 3 mounths ago, made my work easier. Smallers sizes to begin with helps allot if you have a slow computer. and all the junk that skipsophrenic mentioned. its like cleaning your bedroom once in a wile.

i use purge, audit and -PU all the time.

Also adviseable to unload any unused XREF's as this makes for smaller files.

Is it advisable to purge drawings before issuing to a client and why..??

Cheers

Don't be 'afraid' to use purge either. It won't erase anything that's being used in the drawing, only the things that aren't being used and therefore just taking up unnecessary space.

Don't be 'afraid' to use purge either. It won't erase anything that's being used in the drawing, only the things that aren't being used and therefore just taking up unnecessary space.

A firm believer in the 'PURGE' command.

I've reduced files by as much as 80-90%, 'PURGE ALL', one of my best friends!

A real time saver for emailing drawings to clients!

I don't bother with purge while drawing. Once a project is finished I use to batch Purge, Zoom to Extents and eventually save back in R200 format all the drawings from within that directory.

Despite the size of my hard drive I am a firm believer in purging my drawings before saving them and posting them to our engineering website. Reduced file size is a plus as is a drawing that doesn't contain a lot of left over garbage. A good house-keeping habit to get into.

I remember the old days when you had to type "y" "enter" for each item. You could tell some one was purge by the keyboard racket

Despite the size of my hard drive I am a firm believer in purging my drawings before saving them and posting them to our engineering website. Reduced file size is a plus as is a drawing that doesn't contain a lot of left over garbage. A good house-keeping habit to get into.

Clean! Smaller files. I have a small Avery™ on the bottom of my monitor, "PURGE", a note to myself.

I have a small Avery™

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i think it would be good to use it before u send it to a client

cleans up all the unesscary junk.

when i get electronic as-builts i have to take all the utilites and insert them to our xreferences.

I have some blocks saved in my templates. Purge deletes the ones unused in the current drawing. I see no reason to send them to the client.