Cleaning up the file

[Discus84]

Hi,

I'm using PURGE and OVERKILL to clean up.

Any other options?

 

[ReMark]

One I can think of is to WBLOCK the entire drawing out to a new file name (temporarily) then compare the file sizes.

[CyberAngel]

The worst waste of storage I've seen is inserting another drawing as a block (either as copy&paste or xref), using it for whatever, then freezing the layer it's on. Sometimes they'll insert it once, forget it's there, and explode the second copy, so it's there twice. Or three times or more.

 

The usual tools don't work on these duplicates. There are ways to find them, but most are clunky. For instance, thaw all the layers. See if anything looks suspicious. Select areas of the screen to see if there are outrageous numbers of objects.

 

Another strategy is to look through your blocks. One may have an odd name or a thumbnail that looks like a plan. Look through your layers for groups that don't belong. Go through your layouts.

 

Needless to say, don't save the drawing while you're tracking down the problem. Once you do find it, quit the file, reload it, fix it, and then save.

 

 

[SLW210]

Are you using AutoCAD 2010?

 

Along with previous suggestions and to add, you can do a lot of cleaning with the WBLOCK @ReMark, best method for true cleaning is to WBLOCK just the selected/visible objects you need, that way some of the things mentioned by @CyberAngel are hopefully not carried to the new drawing.

 

I always start with -EXPORTTOAUTOCAD to clean up objects left by verticals, etc.

[BIGAL]

Using a CIV3D dwg a lot of info is not purged as its locked by CIV3D, need to use PURGESYLEANDSETTINGS before Purge. The dwg will drop in size quickly.