Use this procedure to remove unused styles and definitions from a drawing. You can purge any styles that are not applied to an object in the drawing and not used in another style. You can purge either a single unused style or definition or all those within a selected type. For example, you can purge all unused wall styles.
Referenced styles or definitions are not purged when you purge the style that uses them. For example, if you purge a wall style, the wall endcap style and cleanup group definition used in the wall style are not purged.
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The Style Manager is displayed, with the current drawing expanded in the tree view.
Note: You can also purge a selected style or style type by pressing Delete. - Expand a category, and expand a style type.
- Purge styles or definitions:
If you want to… Then… purge one unused style or definition right-click the style or definition you want to remove, and click Purge. purge all unused styles or definitions of a selected type right-click the style or definition type, and click Purge. When prompted, verify that the styles you want to purge are selected, and click OK. If a style or definition you selected to purge remains in the list after purging, the style or definition is currently applied to an object or is used in another style. For example, you cannot purge a wall endcap style that is used in a wall style or that is applied to an individual wall.
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