How to optimize your drawings
Commands to CLEAN up your drawing and reduce file size:
- Use the command PURGE regularly, this will remove unused blocks, layers and trash files.
- Use the command AUDIT regularly, this will remove any errors.
- PURGE the hsbCAD TSL’s and Extrusion Profiles.
- Use the command SCALLISTEDIT, this will remove unused scales in the drawing.
How to Purge the TSL’s in your drawing
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Note: The Purge command will remove any unreferenced entities from a drawing be they blocks, linetypes, text styles, etc. Give it a try.
If you compare drawing file size before and after executing Purge you should notice a drop.
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- Select your Style manager and then select the hsbCAD Objects.
- Then right click on the hsbCAD TSL styles and select purge.
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A dialog box will appear with all the TSL that haven’t been used in the drawing.
- If you select OK all the selected TSL’s will be removed, you can deselect the TSL’s that you don’t want to purge.
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This is the result after you have purged all the TSL’s.
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How to Purge the EXTRUSION Profiles in your drawing
- Select your Extrusion Profile Manager and then purge the imported profiles.
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Only import the Extrusion profiles that you need.
How to clean up unwanted Entities or other stuff in your drawing
- Select Crtl A, this will select all entities in your drawing, in the OPM you can see all Entities that have been selected.
- Here you can decide if you want to delete any Entities in the drawing or keep them.
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- Turning off scanning software may make a big difference too. If your Anti-Virus or Anti-Spyware is running try temporarily turning it off and running AutoCAD again, if there is a big difference check to see if you can Exclude the AutoCAD folder and all *.DWG files in the scanning software.
- Prevent drawing in Perspective, draw in Parallel.
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- Try to keep your 3D drawing free from 2D Details as long as possible... (Add your 2D drawings when your 3D model is ready.)
- If your windows "Aero" theme is enabled, you need to disable it. Turn off Windows transparency also.
- Plug your mouse directly in to your laptop. Do not plug it in to the dock.
- Right click on your AutoCAD desktop icon and disable digital signatures.
Type CONFIG in the command line and do the following:
A. UNDER THE DISPLAY TAB:
- Turn off scroll bars, tooltips and rollover tooltips. Shrink cursor size to speed up performance
B. UNDER OPEN AND SAVE TAB:
- enable maintain visual fidelity and size compatibility
C. UNDER USER PREFERENCES TAB:
- disable double click editing and shortcut menus in drawing area
D. UNDER DRAFTING TAB:
- disable all auto track settings
- under autosnap settings enable autosnap aperture box
E. UNDER SELECTION TAB:
- Disable object grouping and enable implied windowing - disable selection preview
F. UNDER SYSTEM TAB
- Turn the Hardware Acceleration ON.
How can I quickly delete selected Entities
- Use the quick select to remove any hidden Entities.
- In the Object Type select the desired Entity from the pull downmenu.
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