purge layers on mac

[Anonymous]

I have been trying to purge layers on autocad mac.  I have been entering the command PU (purge), then I select LA (layers), then I type in the layer name.  Then I am prompted to select yes or no to verify the layer to purge.  Whether I select yes or no, I end up at the empty Command prompt and still have my unwanted layers.  Suggestions?

[hmsilva]

I'm not a mac guy, but possibly some block definitions using the unwanted layers..
Try the laymrg command to merge those layers with layer 0.

HTH
Henrique

[Anonymous]

There is no laymrg command.  There is a merge command.

[hmsilva]

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@Anonymous wrote:

There is no laymrg command.  There is a merge command.

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Sorry, but as I said before, "I'm not a mac guy"

From the Help files:

I thought that the command existed in MAC...

Henrique

[dbroad]

According to this link, there is no laymrg command.

http://www.autodesk.com/products/autocad/compare/compare-platforms

Perhaps it is because it is an arx implemented command.

I have no suggestions for the OP.  It's a pity that the Mac version is somewhat crippled.  If you have a dual boot capability perhaps you could boot into a Windows shell and run autocad there.

[hmsilva]

Hi dbroad,

thank you for the link.

Reading that article I realize that there are more commands in the AutoCAD for Mac help files, that actually are not available...

The AutoCAD 2014 for MAC Help should be revised...

Thank you.

Henrique

[BlackBox_]

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@Anonymous wrote:

According to this link, there is no laymrg command.

http://www.autodesk.com/products/autocad/compare/compare-platforms

Perhaps it is because it is an arx implemented command.

I have no suggestions for the OP.  It's a pity that the Mac version is somewhat crippled.  If you have a dual boot capability perhaps you could boot into a Windows shell and run autocad there.

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I knew .NET wouldn't work on Mac (I use Mac at home, not for CAD) as that is relegated to Win OS, however I could have sworn I read that ObjectARX (C++ for AutoCAD) would work, given Cocoa (C++ for Mac) on OSX. *not sure*

In any event, this can all be done via AutoLISP; it will just take longer to process, store the applicable data, and may require multiple Command calls due to lack of ActiveX support for Visual LISP.

Cheers