Help!
I have a project that has all huge files. From 77 MB to 200 MB. Archived versions of the same files are 5 MB. I've tried WBlock, Geographiclocation, Purge Styles, Purge, Audit. What could be causing this jump in file size? Any ideas?
Thanks so much!
Meredith
C3D 2014 -up to date
Windows 7 64 bit
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Thanks for responding!
We are not copy and pasting.
We didn't use any dgns but I tried DGNPurge. It didn't recognize the command.
Meredith
It doesn't have to be related to DGNs. It will clean you drawing up. You will have to install the DGN Hotfix. This has saved many of my customers. It is a great utility. See below...
How your surfaces are displayed can affect file size. A surface displayed with triangles & contours will increase file size. Other objects can have a similar effect. Also there could be blocks embedded in your file that are not readily apparent. When you used WBLOCK, how did you select the objects? Crossing Window, ALL, etc. You may have grabbed the offending objects.
A simple troubleshooting technique is to make a copy of the file and start incrementally deleting objects and saving until you see a marked jump in the file size.
It was the surfaces. They were frozen so I didn't see that they were using a style with triangles. Thanks so much!
Meredith