Click on add drawings icon on the top left of this window and select all your drawings which you want to include in the batch for cleaning. The cadstudios dbxremsl utility cleans your autocad 2008 dwg files. Next, download and install the scale list cleanup utility so you can quickly remove all these extra scale lists. Tips, tricks, and industry secrets course has a total duration of 3 hours and 48 minutes, and covers everything from shortcuts used in geometry creation, to program.
The process known as cleanup belongs to software macrovision europe ltd. Not all users set up their drawings with your use in mind, and sadly some dont set it up with anybodys use in mind. This is caused by the structure of a very large list of annotation scales brought into your drawing. Based on your operating system 32bit or 64bit, download the appropriate selfextracting executable file. How to batchremove excessive annotation scale lists. Apr 26, 2008 a few days ago 20080424, shaan hurley announced the availability of a free. Scale list cleanup utility for autocad 2008 and autocad 2009.
Scale list cleanup utility for autocad 20082009 autocad. Apr 26, 2008 scale list cleanup utility for autocad 2008 and autocad 2009 updated version of the scale list cleanup utility april 26th 2008 this scale list cleanup utility repairs a problem with files that contain excess scales. Type audit at the command line, type y to fix errors and then hit the f2 key to see what autocad has done to your file. The first is scaling by a factor, the second is scaling with a reference. This is where the annotation scale list has for some reason accumulated a huge number of scales. To correct this problem, install autocad 2008 service pack 1 or corresponding service packs for autocadbased products. But when i got a new pc with autocad 2008, and installed cleanupscales again, this is what occurred. I know its supposed to go in the default installation directory but it doesnt seem to be working in any folder for 64bit. Cad users often receive autocad drawings from a surveyor, engineer, or architect, or from a client. If you want to purge your list, that would be the best practice.
This is one of the symptoms of a problem known as the scale list bug. Need to purge unused scales in xrefs autocad drawing. Scale list cleanup utility batch cleanup for autocad 202014, 32bit by autodesk 154kb. If it still comes in at the wrong scale, youll need to try a few additional fixes. Since the straight autocad service pack has been out for a little while now, you can probably expect the vertical service packs to follow shortly. Go to addins tab and click on the smartpurger icon, jtb world smartpurger window will pop up. Next, tell autocad to hide scales within attached files xrefs by going to the lowerright corner of your autocad window and clicking on hide xref scales, as seen iat the bottom of the screen shot below. Drawings created by autocad based vertical applications may have one scale that will not be removed by this utility. Before you move on to the next potential solution, make sure to delete and purge any errant block such as the test block you just placed from the drawing by following the steps described above. While im not convinced by some aspects of the recently introduced. A necessary part of many autocad users day is cleaning up drawing files. Utilita pulizia elenco scale per autocad 201020092008. Dec 17, 2012 autocad 2010 scale list clean up utility location.
Once all your xrefs are clean, you can complete the manual drawing cleanup steps on your main drawing. Apr 09, 2010 utilita pulizia elenco scale per autocad 201020092008. To correct this problem, install autocad 2008 service pack 1 or corresponding service packs for autocad based products. Autocad how to purge unused scales in xrefs sep 16, 2008. Download, scale list cleanup utility batch cleanup for autocad 2008 and 2009, 32bit by autodesk external, 127kb, 26. Scalelistedit, or use the utility scale list cleanup or dbxremsl to remove excessive scales see download. Autocads audit command inspects the drawing files database for errors. List processingaka lost in silly parentheses for you old school userswas introduced in autocad version 2. You can run the dbx remsl utility in an empty drawing unlike other utilites, it will not process the active drawing but all dwg files in the. Edit the scale list using the commandline version of the command i. This utility has to be installed in the autocad 2008 or autocad 2009 installation folders.
Scale list cleanup utility for autocad 2019 autocad 2019. You can download this file here rightclick and select save link as. Ive made an autolisp that runs the scalelistedit and resets the. Scale list cleanup utility for autocad 2015 autocad 2015. Scale list cleanup utility for autocad 2008 and autocad. Nested external references xrefs may produce excess scales. By entering dwgpurge at the command line this plugin, in addition to all the standard cleanup options to unused autocad elements layers etc the command will remove all dgn unreferenced linetypes, and annotation scales. Tips, tricks, and industry secrets course has a total duration of 3 hours and 48 minutes, and covers everything. You have to run scalelistedit r reset y yes e exit then you can use scalelistedit to delete the scales that make the drawing open so damn slow. Automatically purge scale list rockmasters cad resources. To use smartpurger download and install it, then restart your autocad software.
To correct this problem, install autocad 2008 service pack 1 or corresponding. Update nee service pack 3 for autocad 2009 is now available. Scale list cleanup utility batch cleanup for autocad 2008 and 2009, 32bit by autodesk 127kb. Dont forget to clean up your template drawings too. The scale list cleanup utility repairs files affected before the necessary service pack was installed.
How to install the scale list cleanup utility for autocad. This article will show you how to scale lines, objects, groups, blocks, or images in autocad in two ways. Scale list cleanup utility for autocad 2018 autocad 2018. Autocad 2008based products, including dwg trueview 2008. Choosing everything in the list will delete only unused scales. I have a large xref from a client that is causing me some grief.
Based on your operating system 32bit or 64bit, download the appropriate. Enhanced autocad drawing cleanup utility drawing purge. Save your file before you run the purge command again. The scale list cleanup utility repairs files affected before the necessary service pack was. Autocad drawings can have a lot of extra baggage that can slow down their performance known as drawing corruption. Readme autocad 2009 autocad lt 2009 autocad 2009 for revit architecture autocad 2009 for revit structure no word yet about related updates for the vertical products. Click on add drawings icon on the top left of this window and select all your drawings which. Its always a wise idea to perform an adequate cleanup on any drawing you receive from others. The scale list cleanup utility repairs files affected before autocad 2008 service pack 1 or the corresponding service pack for an autocad based product was installed. The scale list cleanup utility repairs files affected before autocad 2008 service pack 1 or corresponding service packs for autocadbased. Scale list cleanup utility for autocad 2008 and autocad 2009 updated version of the scale list cleanup utility april 26th 2008 this scale list cleanup utility repairs a problem with files that contain excess scales. Dont forget to clean all xrefs before completing the following steps on your main drawing. A few days ago 20080424, shaan hurley announced the availability of a free. Sep 16, 2008 installation instructions to install the scale list cleanup utility this utility has to be installed in the autocad 2008 or autocad 2009 installation folders.
In autocad 2008 and later versions, the scale list is stored separately in each drawing, instead of. Therefore, custom scales are not maintained from drawing to drawing, as they were in previous versions. Installation of the scale list cleanup utility into an autocad installation. Updated version of the scale list cleanup utility april 26th 2008 this scale. Scale list cleanup utility batch cleanup for autocad 2010, 32bit by autodesk. Autocad 2008 users can download autocad 2008 service pack 1 from here. Contact the author i hope that mastering autocad 2008 and autocad lt 2008 will be of benefit to you and that, after youve completed the tutorials, youll continue to use the book as a reference. Scale list cleanup utility batch cleanup for autocad 2010, 32bit by autodesk 173kb. Acutally, it worked on an older pc i had for autocad 2008. Sep 26, 2007 autocad 2008 users can download autocad 2008 service pack 1 from here.
Scale list cleanup utility for autocad 202014 autocad 2014. Okay so ive been having a nightmare with this since i first come across it. In autocad 2008 and later versions, the scale list is stored separately in each drawing, instead of in the autocad profile registry. Use scale cleanup utility download from autodesk website. Download scale list cleanup utility for autocad 2018.
Scale list cleanup a free utility for autocad 2008 and 2009. Apr 30, 2009 okay so ive been having a nightmare with this since i first come across it. This change was made as part of the annotation scaling feature in autocad 2008. This utility repairs affected files by removing excess scales. When a file contains excess scales, performance may be negatively affected. The scale list cleanup utility repairs files affected before autocad 2008 service pack 1 or the corresponding service pack for an autocadbased product was installed. Scale lists define which scales your file can apply to annotated objects. Scale list cleanup utility for autocad 2008 and autocad 2009 updated version of the scale list cleanup utility april 26th 2008 this scale list cleanup utility repairs a. A few days ago 2008 0424, shaan hurley announced the availability of a free. Cleaning up autocad drawings augi the worlds largest cad. Autocad 2008 sp0, civil3d 2008 with sp1 inserts annotation scales from attached xref s.
In autocad versions since 2008, you can make text, dimensions, hatch, and blocks annotated. Cad forum download cad files and utilities autocad. I cant find the correct location to put the files from the scale list cleanup utility in 2012. This utility repairs a problem with files that contain excess scales. Scale list cleanup a free utility for autocad 2008 and. Dec 02, 2010 if youre using autocad 2008, then you may have experienced slow copypasting in some drawings.
Scale list cleanup utility for autocad 2008 and autocad 2009 the below comes. In the version of autocad 2008 and above allows the command removeallproxy remove unused scale acdbscale from the list of scales. When i open it, i get a message about it having over 5,000 annotative scales seriously. You may need to run the purge save and audit save commands a few. How to install the scale list cleanup utility for autocad autocad.
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