Removes unused items,
such as block definitions and layers, from the drawing.
Summary
The -purge command provides the ability to remove
unused items from a drawing through scripts. -PURGE removes only
one level of reference. Repeat -PURGE until there are no unreferenced,
named objects. You can use PURGE or -PURGE at any time during a
drawing session.
NoteThe PURGE command
will not remove unnamed objects (zero-length geometry or empty text
and mtext objects) from blocks or locked layers.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Type of Unused Objects
to Purge
-
Deletes unused applications
from blocks, dimension styles, layers, linetypes, materials, multileader
styles, plot styles, shapes, text styles, multiline styles, table
styles, visual styles, regapps, zero-length geometry, empty text objects,
or all.
- Enter Name (s) to Purge
-
Enter an object name
of * to list the objects.
- Verify Each Name to Be Purged?
-
Enter y to
verify each name.
