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    Default Can't get rid of dots..

    In model space, I deleted a bunch of lines, and there were leftover dots.. I was able to delete them so I figured they were gone.. But when I xref it into another drawing, they are apparently still there, but I can't see them in the original drawing.. I've tried purging, auditing, and overkill but to no avail.. Does anyone have any ideas of how to fix this problem? Thanks..

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    Default Re: Can't get rid of dots..

    What are these "dots"?
    Can you list them?
    Are they POINT objects?
    Are they on a locked layer?
    Are they on a layer that is off or frozen in the original drawing, but on a visible layer in the xref drawing?
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    Default Re: Can't get rid of dots..

    Congrats on your first post.
    I end up with some of those dots on just some drawings, and they only show at certain zoom ratios. Another AutoCAD mystery.

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    Default Re: Can't get rid of dots..

    maybe is the Blipmode

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    Default Re: Can't get rid of dots..

    Quote Originally Posted by Filipe Francisco View Post
    maybe is the Blipmode
    Blips are not entities, they would never show up in an xrefed drawing.
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    Default Re: Can't get rid of dots..

    They don't appear in the original drawing so I can't even select them or list them.. Not on locked or frozen layers.. The dots appear as if a line was erased, but the "eraser" missed a few spots, if that makes any sense..

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    Default Re: Can't get rid of dots..

    Ok, it was a bit tedious for my liking, but I just managed to get rid of them.. I copied with a base point everything in my drawing, avoiding the area where I knew the dots were just in case, and then deleted everything with a Select All (Ctrl+A).. Only then was I able to purge that layer, so when I pasted it back in, and checked the drawing I had xrefed it in, the dots weren't there anymore..

    Thanks everyone so much for your help.. It was actually simpler than I expected..

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    Default Re: Can't get rid of dots..

    It would have been interesting to know what they were.....
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    Default Re: Can't get rid of dots..

    Were the lines drawn with AutoCAD, or with a third-party add-on/vertical? I know of several applications that automatically create nodes when drawing to provide a convenient snap point or XDATA storage location.

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