topic Re: How to Call Revit Purge Button from the API in Revit API Forum

How to Call Revit Purge Button from the API

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 06:41:17 GMT

Hello there,

I'm developing a plugin to detached a document from central and when its done it will be purged as well. I'm struggling writing the code for purge, I'm thinking to call the Revit Purge button from the code. If it is possible, would appreciate the support or maybe share the code for writing the purge command in the API.

Thank you

Re: How to Call Revit Purge Button from the API

aignatovich — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 07:25:57 GMT

Hi!

I didn't try it, but there is a PostableCommand.PurgeUnused. I think something like this should work:

var commandId = RevitCommandId.LookupPostableCommandId(PostableCommand.PurgeUnused);

uiApp.PostCommand(commandId);

Re: How to Call Revit Purge Button from the API

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 05:17:29 GMT

Hi @aignatovich Thanks for sharing the code. it worked

Re: How to Call Revit Purge Button from the API

matthew_taylor — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 21:35:48 GMT

Also worth doing a search! 😉

Check out this one for a non-postcommand solution: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api-forum/purge-unused-via-the-api/m-p/6431564