topic Re: Overkill issues in AutoCAD Forum

Overkill issues

Darwin33 — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 08:10:36 GMT

I am experimented some problems using overkill feature in autocad 2017. Sometime you copy entities one over another in the same layer so you have multiple objects with same properties superposed in the same layer that make your dwg file so heavy so you can manage it properly.

But I am no able to use overkill, bcz it deletes everything. My porpouse is to delete all the repated objets, lines, polylines but not do delete the original one. I want to delet all repeated objects in one layer with same properties. Its important to emphasize that I dont want to delete objects with different properties ie, diferent line typies, regardless they have the same geometry and they were located in tha same layer.

Please could anyone tell me which options I should mark in the overkill pop up dialog.

Thank you

Re: Overkill issues

Vinayv4v — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 08:45:06 GMT

Hi Darwin,

Try this settings and check if it works.

Re: Overkill issues

Darwin33 — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 09:43:43 GMT

Thank you

I ll let you know my experience

Re: Overkill issues

Darwin33 — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 06:54:16 GMT

it s seems works properly now with that settings, but what is the diference if I mark the layer option.

Best regards

Re: Overkill issues

Alfred.NESWADBA — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 07:43:37 GMT

Hi,

>> what is the diference if I mark the layer option

When the layer(-ignore) option is checked then AutoCAD identifies objects as equal even if the layers of the compared objects are not the same.

- alfred -

Re: Overkill issues

Vinayv4v — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 07:53:59 GMT

Hi Darwin,

Glad it worked for you.

Check the screen cast to know the difference

Re: Overkill issues

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 19:47:38 GMT

If you have attached any image in the drawing overkill will not work. Try creating a new file and crtl-copy the elements you are interested to, and PASTEORIG these entities. Execute the OVERKILL command in the new file (it will work) and copy back with PASTEORIG in the old file. You may lose some dimension alineations.

Re: Overkill issues

RobDraw — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 01:06:09 GMT

Wrong again.