File is too Big but there is nothing in file.

[pritcad]

Dear Friend,

I have deleted all elements in file but still it show huge file size 10.6 MB. how to make it samll size after deledting all drawings from a file.

Regards

Pritam Gupta

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

you can try:

- command _WBLOCK and seelect only the objects you need

- command _PURGE to free up definitions not needed (like block definitions, textstyles, dimstyles, linetypes, ...)

- if available you can try command _-EXPORTTOAUTOCAD to get rid of AEC-specific proxies.

If nothing helps upload the drawing to a free server and show us the link to that drawing so we can look into it.

Good luck, - alfred -

[rkmcswain]

One more thing to look for....microstation linetype data embedded in the drawing. See http://cadpanacea.com/node/411 for more info.

If you can't share the drawing with us here, get SuperPurge and you should be able to find it yourself.

[Volker_C]

Hi,

Autodesk released the AutoCAD® DGN Hotfix for AutoCAD 2012 last week. This may resolve the problem.

-Volker

[pendean]

Did you remember to PURGE the file after deleting everything? If no, then do so now.

If yes, you did run PURGE several times, thenStart BLOCK command: use the pulldown on that pop-up, is there a list of blocks? a long list of blocks?
Start LINETYPE command: is ther a long list of linetypes?

[rkmcswain]

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@pendean wrote:
Start LINETYPE command: is ther a long list of linetypes?

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If that is referring the microstation linetype bloat problem, then FWIW, I have seen a couple of polluted drawings that did not show the linetypes as available, but did contain all the background garbage that bloats the drawing.

[vandenoosterkamp]

dgnpurge ended my frustration, thnx a lot! 🙂