2000i file size huge

[jakarel]

I have a dwg file that used to be appx. 100k. Somehow while editing it, it has grown to appx. 3.5MB. I did not add anything major to the file (e.g. blocks, fonts, hatches, etc.); just some lines and romans text. This file should not be this big for a few lines, text, and 3 viewports. I have tried several things to reduce the size of this file.

THINGS THAT I HAVE TRIED:
1)Purgeall. When doing this, the file size becomes appx. 3.3MB.

1)WBlocking the drawing out to a new file. When doing this, the new file I created is now appx. 3.5MB.

2)Copying one entity via clipboard out to a new file, then saving to a new filename. When doing this, the new file becomes appx. 3.5MB. One entity in a dwg should not be 3.5MB, should it?

I am out of options.

Please Help.

[R.K. McSwain]

"jakarel" <nospam@address.withheld> wrote...

THINGS THAT I HAVE TRIED:
1)Purgeall. When doing this, the file size becomes appx. 3.3MB.

1)WBlocking the drawing out to a new file. When doing this, the new file I created is now appx. 3.5MB.

2)Copying one entity via clipboard out to a new file, then saving to a new filename. When doing this, the new file becomes appx. 3.5MB. One entity in a dwg should not be 3.5MB, should it?

Have you deleted all named layer filters, unreferenced APPID's, and anonymous groups?

Also see:
http://www.intelcad.com/pages/recove...eresting%20Bug

SuperPurge can help also.

[jakarel]

I checked the layer filters and there are appx. 500+ filters (too many to count or delete 1by1). This could be the problem. Is there an easy way to delete ALL of these filters at once? I downloaded a trial version of "superpurge", but couldn't find a way to delete filters using this program.

[almohands]

auto cad 2000

[R.K. McSwain]

"jakarel" <nospam@address.withheld> wrote...

I checked the layer filters and there are appx.
500+ filters (too many to count or delete 1by1).
This could be the problem. Is there an easy way
to delete ALL of these filters at once?

Search these newsgroups. There is a lisp file that has appeared in many posts that will delete all named layer filters. I'm not sure 500 layer filters will cause a drawing to be 3MB. I delete ±8000 from drawings all the time and they go from about 1.5MB to 300k.

[jakarel]

I found a lisp program to delete these filters and it WORKED! The file size went down to 160KB. Thank you everyone for your help!