PURGE command

Removes unused named entities from drawings.

Icon:

Alias: PU

Method

Specify which type of entities to be purged.

Options within the command

BAtch all: Purges all unused named entities from the drawing without prompts.

purge All: Purges all unused named entities from the drawing following the prompts.

Yes: Purges each unused named entity after you confirm.

No: Purges all unused named entities without confirmation.

Blocks: Removes unused block definitions from the current drawing.

DEtail view styles: Removes unused detail view styles.

Dimension styles: Removes unused dimension styles from the current drawing.

Groups: Removes unused named groups from the current drawing.

LAyers: Removes unused layers from the current drawing.

LineTypes: Removes unused linetypes from the current drawing.

MAterials: Removes unused materials from the current drawing.

MLine styles: Removes unused multiline styles from the current drawing.

MUltileader styles: Removes unused multileader styles from the current drawing.

Plot styles: Removes unused plot styles from the current drawing.

Regapps: Removes unused regapp keys from the current drawing.; Note: Regapp (registered application) keys are used to attach additional information to entities in drawings by third-party applications.

SEction view styles: Removes unused section view styles from the current drawing.

SHapes: Removes unused shapes loaded into the drawing with the Load command.

Table styles: Removes unused table styles from the current drawing.

text STyles: Removes unused text styles from the current drawing.

Visual styles: Removes unused user-defined visual styles from the current drawing.; Note: Only user defined visual styles can be purged. Hard-coded visual styles cannot be purged.

Zero-length geometry: Removes geometry with no length.

Empty text entities: Removes empty text entities from the current drawing.

Orphaned data: Performs a drawing scan and removes obsolete DGN linestyle data.