AutoCAD/DWG File Size Reduce

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Expert: - 6/15/2009


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I have dwg file it contains only text. This file size is around 35MB. I want to reduce the file size. is it possible?

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Have you tried the PURGE command to get rid of unwanted/unused layers, dimension styles, text styles, blocks, views, and UCSs?

Sometimes it takes a few times to get all the unused objects and styles out of your drawing.  

Apart from that, there is no other way to reduce your DWG file size.

However, if you have images of text and not real text, that can cause you to have a large file size.  LIST the text to make sure that it's real TEXT or MTEXT.  If it's an image, there will be a frame around it, and you won't be able to select the text - only the frame.

Let me know how it goes

Bill DeShawn
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