chillrender Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Hi guys this is my first thread here in forum i hope you guys can help me, My problem is, I have a 2d file in cad, the file size is about 3mb, then i try to edit the file i delete all drawings after that i make a line on it in the same file, after i save the file... the file size is still the same... even if i purge it and audit it.. So what is really the problem? Please best regards chilll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Why don't you just start a new drawing? What you are doing is not a good habit. You should always start fresh with a new file. That way you don't get all the leftover junk from the previous drawing. I have renamed your thread to something more descriptive and moved it to the Beginners Section. Please take a minute and read our posting guidelines: http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=23105 Also, since I renamed your thread, you can now check the 'Similar Threads' at the bottom of this page. One of them specifically addresses the problem you have described. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillrender Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 Why don't you just start a new drawing?What you are doing is not a good habit. You should always start fresh with a new file. That way you don't get all the leftover junk from the previous drawing. I have renamed your thread to something more descriptive and moved it to the Beginners Section. Please take a minute and read our posting guidelines: http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?t=23105 Also, since I renamed your thread, you can now check the 'Similar Threads' at the bottom of this page. One of them specifically addresses the problem you have described. Thanks for the quick reply sir, sorry for the wrong thread that i post, actually ill make the drawing from the scratch sir, but later when i move up, i noticed that the file is hung up, and then ill try to delete some of my drawings then the file sized is still remain, this is happen for that file only the rest is not, and ill try also cut and paste the file, with the new document, but the problem is still remain, so theres any tricks to fixed that one? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Did you read the 'Similar Threads' at the bottom of this page? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optionz Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 you can just type "purge" @ command line then pressing purge all in the window Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolton78 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 type "purge" and purge all until you cant purge anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipsophrenic Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Also do a quick audit on the file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dipali Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 she has already purged it & audited it, as mentioned by her in her first post above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipsophrenic Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 sorry was skim-reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organic Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I know what PURGE is, although what exactly is AUDIT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBullseye74 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 This from AUTOCAD HELP (F1) Audit : Evaluates the integrity of a drawing and corrects some errors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillrender Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Did you read the 'Similar Threads' at the bottom of this page? Yah read all similar threads and nothing works, i think it is a bug... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGAL Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Try "aecexporttoautocad" removes proxy data makes files a lot smaller but be aware you may need the proxy data. Also try "wblock" this can give big reduction in file size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlB Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Sometimes "registered applications" can be the cause. Remove them with the command line version of purge - "-purge" (include a hyphen). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I've never heard of this? Is this an Autocad command? When I type AecExportToAutoCAD, in Autocad 2007, I get "Unknown Command". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Yah read all similar threads and nothing works, i think it is a bug... So you've done everything listed below? Deleted everything from model space and paper space layouts Hit Ctrl+A to Select any unseen entities and then hit Delete Purge -Purge Regapps Audit Delete Layer Filters Detach Xrefs Detach Images And still the file size remains large? I say toss it and start with a fresh new file. As I mentioned before, this is always the best approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kool130 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 How about WBLOCK and select the drawing...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A1DWG Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 How about WBLOCK and select the drawing...? Or, Erase > All > and Remove (select the drawing content you want). Theres sometimes blocks with just points, or no graphics which can be deleted and purged. Worth a try? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRAKA Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Youl could try a -purge, then R and also -scalelistedit to reset all your viewport scales. That will speed up and reduce the drawing file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 A thing that I just found because I couldn't understand how my file (with 7 Lines in it) could be 2500 kB while a file from the same project with the same purge/audit routines applied to it, but with little over 800 elements (lines, arcs, circles, texts) was around 400 kB. I found that when I changed from fileformat 2000 to 2004, the file shrunk from 2500 kB down to 294 kB ... why? no clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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