Cleaning and fixing drawing issues

Just like any physical object, drawings tend to get untidy over time, and usually, they accumulate a lot of redundant objects, such as zero-length geometries, DGN linetypes, and unused named objects that not only bloat the file size but also start creating errors in the drawing.

There are many inbuilt tools in AutoCAD that help you keep drawings clean, and even when your drawings seem to show errors, these tools can fix those errors too. In this section, we will talk about four such tools: PURGE, OVERKILL, AUDIT, and RECOVER.

Using PURGE to clean drawings

Open any drawing that you suspect has redundant objects, type PURGE, and press the Enter key. The Purge window will open, which looks like this:

Figure 9.51: The Purge window with the list of objects in the current drawing

In the Purge window, you will find two large buttons at the top: Purgeable Items and Find Non-Purgeable Items. By default, Purgeable Items is...