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Delete blocks from AutoCAD

Anonymous — Thu, 07 May 2020 17:48:22 GMT

Hi there,
I am having this issue with file size and purging blocks... A colleague of mine gave me a drawing that I need to use for my plans, it has layers set up, some great blocks, text styles and so on. The problem is that I want to slim it down a bit and leave only what I would truly need in the current plans. I've ran Purge numerous times, but there are some blocks that won't delete, they are not even shown on the purge dialog box. My colleague couldn't help me too, it is not that big of a deal, however it would be great if there is a solution for that.
Thank you in advance!
Alex

Re: Delete blocks from AutoCAD

pendean — Thu, 07 May 2020 17:55:39 GMT

Use WBLOCK command to create a new DWG file from only the content you want in modelspace: the resulting file will be as slimmed down as you will ever get. After that, you need to delete content.

Re: Delete blocks from AutoCAD

Zlatislav.atanasov — Thu, 07 May 2020 18:17:51 GMT

Hi there,
The problem is that the blocks you are trying to find and delete are referenced in the drawing, that is why they are not shown in the purge menu. You can check out our post about deleting blocks here: Delete blocks from drawing in AutoCAD! There is a Lisp by Lee Mac that can delete blocks no matter if they are referenced or not, however, this can cause problems to the drawing so proceed with caution.
Original Lee Mac site: here
Regards

Re: Delete blocks from AutoCAD

cliffordjohnturner — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 18:29:23 GMT

I am still unsuccessful at removing a Block that refuses to print. I have reviewed your posted "Delete blocks from drawing using purge". There are only 4 sheets to the project. I erased any Xrefernce file individually from each sheet and in Model Space. I have then purged. If I type INSERT or BLOCK, I can see it is still listed among the available blocks. And if I try to xrefence the revised block, I am told that the Block still exists.

I noticed where you discuss Annotation and how it might rotate the block. I see that the block is not annotative, but tried rotating the block 90 degrees with no solution.

Any other suggestions ?

Re: Delete blocks from AutoCAD

Kent1Cooper — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 19:26:16 GMT

Start with this to help you find why something cannot be Purged:

Re: Delete blocks from AutoCAD

namhoang1235 — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 09:31:06 GMT

How can we modify this block:
Instead of delete block and remove all object, we can xplode remain block before delete it?

Re: Delete blocks from AutoCAD

manieshkumar.suresh — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 09:49:35 GMT

You can try this tool to optimize the drawing - Autodesk Drawing Cleanup Utility for AutoCAD Tool Guide