RadicalPurge for AutoCAD Download, Workflows & Integrations

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File size:: 1.2 MB

Date added:: May 11, 2022 | Last update check: 1 minute ago

Licence:: Freeware

Runs on:: AutoCAD 2018 / 2019 / 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023

RadicalPurge for AutoCAD is an add-in that provides a command and a LISP function to purge the drawing in depth (including nested elements). In addition to styles and tables that can be purged with the native command (PURGE), RPURGE offers the opportunity to purge other unreferenced objects: groups, annotative scales, external references (DWG references, raster images, underlays) as well as obsolete entities (empty text and entity zero length).

The add-in provides a command “RPURGE” and a LISP function “gc-Purge”.

RPURGE command

The RPURGE command opens the Radical Purge dialog box to select the types of objects to purge. The dialog box contains checkboxes arranged in 4 groups:

Tables and Styles

Contains the same elements as the native command (PURGE). This includes Blocks, Layers, Forms, Materials, Dimension styles, MLeader styles, Mline styles, Table styles, Text styles, Plot styles, Visual styles, Line types, Registered applications.
Groups and scales
- Empty groups: Deletes groups that are empty or contain only one entity.
- Annotative scales: Removes unreferenced annotative scales (from 2008).
Invalid entities
- Empty texts: Deletes texts and multiline texts containing no printable characters.
- Zero length curves: Removes zero length line entities.
External references
- DWG xref: Removes unreferenced DWG (xref) references.
- Raster images: Deletes unreferenced raster images.
- DWF underlay: Removes unreferenced DWF underlays.
- PDF underlay: Removes unreferenced PDF underlays (as of 2010).
- DGN underlay: Removes unreferenced DGN underlays (as of 2008).

gc-purge LISP function

The LISP function gc-Purge can be used in LISP programs. It requires as an argument an integer (between 0 and 4194303) specifying the types of object to be purged by the sum of binaries following codes:
1 Blocks
2 Layers
4 Forms
8 Materials
16 Dimension styles
32 MLeader styles
64 Mligne styles
128 Table styles
256 Text styles
512 Plot styles
1024 Visual styles
2048 Line types
4096 Registered applications
8192 Empty groups
16384 Annotative scales
32768 Empty texts
65536 Zero length curves
131072 DWG xref
262144 Raster images
524288 DWF underlay
1048576 PDF underlay
2097152 DGN underlay

Examples:
Purge blocks and layers (gc-purge 3)
Purge All (gc-purge 4194303)

Typical workflow:

Install the app and start RPURGE command to open the dialog box.
Check the types of objects to purge and click OK to begin the purge.
The number of deleted objects is displayed on the command line.

What’s new in version 1.2.1:

Support for AutoCAD 2023.

About gileCAD

gileCAD is dedicated to custom development for AutoCAD (LISP, .NET). It was founded by Gilles Chanteau and is based in Marseille, France.

Gallery

Radical Purge button in Add-ins ribbon. Also, you can use RPURGE command to open the Radical Purge dialog. ©djo samo

Radical Purge dialog. ©djo samo

Deleted objects. ©djo samo