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    I would recommend to all AutoCAD users to run a -PURGE command, then select RegApps, * for all, and no to verify names. You may be surprised at what you will find. I briefly went over this in the PDF i posted but this needs reiterating. Regapps are added when you use certain software, and by implementing certain command. If you purge these out you will find that your drawings will open much faster. I have not experienced any problems with purging the regapps out because AutoCAD will generate these back as it needs them. With a clean drawing i have about 8 RegApps in my drawing. But i Have cleaned some that have around 157,000 RegApps. Cleaning that file, the size went from 3 MB to 400KB.
    The Main thing with RegApps in a drawing is that they act almost like a virus, if you xref in or insert an "infected" drawing, the RegApps propagate into the current drawing. That is why you need to make sure when you get files from an outside source you really should clean out the RegApps. The only way to clean these out without third party software is by using the "-PURGE" command on the command line, (not through PURGE) and you need to specify RegApps. (RegApps are NOT purged under the ALL).

    Thanks for reading through this, happy less file sizes, and faster loads!

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    Quote Originally Posted by andy.manninen
    I would recommend to all AutoCAD users to run a -PURGE command, then select RegApps, * for all, and no to verify names. You may be surprised at what you will find. I briefly went over this in the PDF i posted but this needs reiterating. Regapps are added when you use certain software, and by implementing certain command. If you purge these out you will find that your drawings will open much faster. I have not experienced any problems with purging the regapps out because AutoCAD will generate these back as it needs them. With a clean drawing i have about 8 RegApps in my drawing. But i Have cleaned some that have around 157,000 RegApps. Cleaning that file, the size went from 3 MB to 400KB.
    The Main thing with RegApps in a drawing is that they act almost like a virus, if you xref in or insert an "infected" drawing, the RegApps propagate into the current drawing. That is why you need to make sure when you get files from an outside source you really should clean out the RegApps. The only way to clean these out without third party software is by using the "-PURGE" command on the command line, (not through PURGE) and you need to specify RegApps. (RegApps are NOT purged under the ALL).

    Thanks for reading through this, happy less file sizes, and faster loads!
    Here's a plug for AUGI CAD Camp. I first learned of this trick at camp. It does help with file management, especially if you get drawings from outside the office.

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    Default Re: Purging RegApps

    Does this only apply to certain versions of Autocad?

    I can't seem to find a "RegApps" option to the purge command. I get the following:
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    Command: -PURGE
    
    Enter type of unused objects to purge 
    [Blocks/Dimstyles/LAyers/LTypes/Plotstyles/SHapes/textSTyles/Mlinestyles/All]: 
    REGAPPS
    
    Invalid option keyword.

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    Default Re: Purging RegApps

    Quote Originally Posted by richards.64879
    Does this only apply to certain versions of Autocad?

    I can't seem to find a "RegApps" option to the purge command.
    I am running AutoCAD 2005, does anyone else have that prob? this is my -purge command line text...

    Quote Originally Posted by Andrew's AutoCAD Text
    Enter type of unused objects to purge
    [Blocks/Dimstyles/LAyers/LTypes/Plotstyles/SHapes/textSTyles/Mlinestyles/Tablest
    yles/Regapps/All]: regapps
    Enter name(s) to purge <*>:
    Verify each name to be purged? [Yes/No] <Y>: n

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    Default Re: Purging RegApps

    Quote Originally Posted by richards.64879
    Does this only apply to certain versions of Autocad?

    I can't seem to find a "RegApps" option to the purge command. I get the following:
    Code:
    Command: -PURGE
     
    Enter type of unused objects to purge 
    [Blocks/Dimstyles/LAyers/LTypes/Plotstyles/SHapes/textSTyles/Mlinestyles/All]: 
    REGAPPS
     
    Invalid option keyword.
    Type -PURGE at the command line. Then type 'R' for the regapps.

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    Default Re: Purging RegApps

    Quote Originally Posted by richards.64879
    Does this only apply to certain versions of Autocad?

    I can't seem to find a "RegApps" option to the purge command. I get the following:[CODE]
    Command: -PURGE
    Hi

    "RegApps" option with the _.-Purge command, first become available in AutoCAD 2005.

    Try plugging the following into the forum search facility...

    Key Word(s): PurgeIDS

    Have a good one, Mike

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    Default Re: Purging RegApps

    Andy.

    Thanks for posting this tip.
    As you said, regapps could almost be a virus.


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    Default Re: Purging RegApps

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike.Perry View Post
    Hi

    "RegApps" option with the _.-Purge command, first become available in AutoCAD 2005.

    Try plugging the following into the forum search facility...

    Key Word(s): PurgeIDS

    Have a good one, Mike
    So, if Purge RegApps isn't available until the '05 release, does the PurgeIDS work on older releases? ~~still chiselling in stone~~ ('04)

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    Exclamation Re: Purging RegApps

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike.Perry View Post
    Hi

    "RegApps" option with the _.-Purge command, first become available in AutoCAD 2005.
    Actually, it was available in AutoCAD R13c3, then later removed in the c4 patch.
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    Default Re: Purging RegApps

    We used CDGPurge to deal with registered apps while we were still using ACAD 2000i. Now I'm trying to figure out whether that program is any good to us any more.

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