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350 | Chapter 16 Draw Geometric Objects
Remove Block Definitions
To reduce the size of a drawing, you can remove unused block definitions.
You can remove a block reference from your drawing by erasing it; however,
the block definition remains in the drawing's block definition table. To
remove unused block definitions and decrease the drawing size, use
PURGE at
any time in your drawing session.
All references to a block must be erased before you can purge the block
definition.
See Also
“Overview of Blocks” on page 316
To remove a block definition
1 From the File menu, choose Drawing Utilities ➤ Purge.
The Purge dialog box displays a tree view of named objects that can be
purged.
2 To purge blocks, use one of the following methods:
■ To purge all unreferenced blocks, select Blocks. To include nested
blocks, select Purge Nested Items.
■ To purge specific blocks, double-click Blocks to expand the Block tree
view. Select the blocks to be purged.
If the item you want to purge is not listed, select View Items You Cannot
Purge.
3 You are prompted to confirm each item in the list. If you do not want to
confirm each purge, clear the Confirm Each Item to Be Purged option.
4 Choose Purge.
To confirm the purging of each item, respond to the prompt by choosing
Yes or No, or Yes to All if more than one item is selected.
5 Select more items to purge, or choose Close.
Command line
PURGE