extraneous lintypes and text styles

[jdcho]

I'm new to this company and still learning the ropes on there standards and how they do things. I have a floor plan and when I was cleaning it up, I noticed some extraneous linetypes and text styles. Being the good drafter that I am, I tried to clean it up, but to no avail. I even tried to make a new file, but when I copy clipped it in, it brings in the extra linetypes and text styles. Ran audit, but didn't find anything unusual. I even deleted everything but can't seem to purge out the extra linetypes and text styles. anybody have any ideas on how to remove them? see attached for the drawing file. running autocad architecture 2012 on windows 7 64 bit machine. and the files was originally created in revit, that was converted out.

[Victoria.Studley · Accepted solution]

Hi jdukc,

You might try the DGN Hotfix that was released earlier this year. Files with Microstation content sometimes bloat and the linetypes cannot be purged by typical file cleaning methods.

Here is a link to the Hotfix if you're using 2013 or 2014: AutoCAD DGN Hotfix (2013/2014)

Here is the link if you're using 2012: AutoCAD DGN Hotfix (2012)

[David_W_Koch]

Your file did not attach.

[David_W_Koch]

Are you certain that the "extraneous" linetypes and text styles are unreferenced?  Revit exports often end up with linetypes and text styles with non-AutoCAD-standard naming, but which are, in fact, used in the exported content.  After you tried deleting all of the content, did you then purge all block definitions and dimension styles, or did you just try to immediately purge the linetypes and text styles.  Linetypes and text styles referenced by objects in a block definition or a dimension style will not be purgeable until the referencing objects are purged.

[jdcho]

thanks for the reply. i noticed that the hotfix was for autocad ... will this work for autocad architecture?

[jdcho]

hopefully the file attached this time. after i noticed the extraneous stuff, i tried to find out what was inserting the linetypes and text styles, but was taking too long. so i started deleting in large fences and wound up deleted all. I then purged all but the linetypes and text styles were still there. seems like it was embedded in the file.

[jdcho]

just seeing if it will post the drawing file

[David_W_Koch]

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@jdcho wrote:
hopefully the file attached this time. after i noticed the extraneous stuff, i tried to find out what was inserting the linetypes and text styles, but was taking too long. so i started deleting in large fences and wound up deleted all. I then purged all but the linetypes and text styles were still there. seems like it was embedded in the file.

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In that case, perhaps the DGN hotfix will help.

[David_W_Koch]

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@jdcho wrote:
just seeing if it will post the drawing file

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[Victoria.Studley]

Hi jdukc,

Yes, the DGN Hotfix works for all versions of AutoCAD (core, Architecture, MEP, etc.). Have you tried it, and did it help purge the extraneous content?

If not, I'd like to take a look at the file to assist you further. We can try one of the following options:

1. Host the file using a utility like Dropbox, and paste the link to the file here in the forum.

2. Send the file to me in a private message, which might prove more successful than trying to post it in a message here.

3. I can open a case for you through your Subscription Center account, where you can attach the file and we can resolve the issue via a 1:1 case.

Let me know what you'd like to do, and I'll be happy to assist you.

[jdcho]

yes the hotfix worked. after the dgnpurge command, i purged the drawing file, all the extraneous stuff went away. thank you

[JayZoop]

One in a great while a client’s AutoCAD file will be infected with a long list of Text Styles that I cannot delete.  The file size is too large and text editing is very slow.  I have the fix.

First, go to the folder in explore so you can see the autocad files

1.) Open infected autocad file

2.) type the "dxfout" command and it will prompt you to save as an AutoCAD Interchange file.   Give it a random name like  XXXX because you will delete it in the very end.

3.) Now close the infected file and open the file XXXX

4.) Purge (that will remove the long list of Text Styles).

5.) SaveAs over the infected file and Whalla!