To reduce the size of
a drawing, you can remove unused block definitions. You can remove
a block reference from your drawing by erasing it; however, the
block definition remains in the drawing's block definition table.
To remove
unused block definitions and decrease the drawing size, use PURGE at any time
in your drawing session.
All references to a block must be erased before
you can purge the block definition.
To remove a block definition
The Purge dialog box displays a tree view of
named objects that can be purged.
- To purge blocks, use one of the following
methods:
- To purge all unreferenced blocks, select
Blocks. To include nested blocks, select Purge Nested Items.
- To purge specific blocks, double-click
Blocks to expand the Block tree view. Select the blocks to be purged.
If the item you want to purge is not listed,
select View Items You Cannot Purge.
- You are prompted to confirm each item
in the list. If you do not want to confirm each purge, clear the
Confirm Each Item to Be Purged option.
- Click Purge.
To confirm the purging of each item, respond
to the prompt by choosing Yes or No, or Yes to All if more than
one item is selected.
- Select more items to purge, or click
Close.
CommandsPURGE
Removes unused items,
such as block definitions and layers, from the drawing.
