iLogic Purge Unused Sketched Symbols

[cesar.hernandez]

Hello,

I have an IDW template filled with sketched symbols which balloons the file size on the IDW to over 3MB as a template. I have iLogic that works, but also deletes all of the sketched symbols that are active in the drawing. I would like to use the iLogic I have deleting all the unused sketched symbols and keeping the active ones on the drawing. Any help you can provide modifying the iLogic below will be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Dim oDrawDoc As DrawingDocument
oDrawDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument

Dim oSketchedSymbolDef As SketchedSymbolDefinition
For Each oSketchedSymbolDef In oDrawDoc.SketchedSymbolDefinitions
  oSketchedSymbolDef.Delete
  
Next

[Curtis_Waguespack · Accepted solution]

Hi cesar.hernandez,

Try If oSketchedSymbolDef.IsReferenced = False, as in this example.

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

Dim oDrawDoc As DrawingDocument
oDrawDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument

Dim oSketchedSymbolDef As SketchedSymbolDefinition
For Each oSketchedSymbolDef In oDrawDoc.SketchedSymbolDefinitions
	If oSketchedSymbolDef.IsReferenced = False Then
  	oSketchedSymbolDef.Delete
	End If  
Next

[cesar.hernandez]

Hi Curtis Waguespa,

Thank you so much for your response! I had the "IF, THEN" but could not figure out the ".IsReferenced". I kept using ".Active" which did not work. Can you please provide a link to documentation that shows all of the PUBLIC MEMBERS?

Thank you,

Cesar

[Curtis_Waguespack]

Hi cesar.hernandez,

You can find more info about the Inventor API at this link:

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com/2013/10/ilogic-how-to-learn-inventors.html

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

[idealogicERZYZ]

Hello
I can ask for a code for ilogic removal of borders and title blocks.
thank you
greetings
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[Anonymous]

Hello Folks,

I already have the iLogic String to purge all the Symbols on my Drawings. But I have the Problem that the Folder Structure remains. So, my question is how can I manage to delete the Folder Structure as well?

The remaining folders are all empty, so all the Symbol got delete so far.

Thanks, and greetings from Germany!