Author Topic: DWG size being compressed (Read 2116 times)

MSTG007 · « **on:** January 31, 2005, 09:20:21 AM »

Whats the best way to have a drawing with lots of info and lines to be compressed?

pmvliet · « **Reply #1 on:** January 31, 2005, 09:40:27 AM »

As in file size compression?
Or are you talking purging of unwanted items?

Pieter

Mark · « **Reply #2 on:** January 31, 2005, 09:40:37 AM »

If the dwg is in the 2004 format it's already compressed. If you are compressing them for your own use them try bzip2 or rar.

jwisherd · « **Reply #3 on:** January 31, 2005, 11:34:15 AM »

I turn all layers on and thawed, zoom to extents, erase all (then remove all the objects with a crossing window), delete duplicate objects, cdgpurge, purge, audit, and save. I have been able to clean drawings up from 10 megs to 2 or 3. If sending it out to someone, I'll use winzip or rar, to compress it even more for sending.
acad 2002

Mark · « **Reply #4 on:** January 31, 2005, 12:04:52 PM »

Here are some stats for ya.

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01/31/2005  11:55 AM  (orginal)  231696 compress_test.dwg
01/31/2005  11:55 AM  (bzip2)    99978 compress_test.dwg.bz2
01/31/2005  11:59 AM  (rar)      79275 compress_test.rar

pmvliet · « **Reply #5 on:** January 31, 2005, 12:57:41 PM »

Mark,
is that a raw 2004/2005 file type?

Mark · « **Reply #6 on:** January 31, 2005, 01:14:53 PM »

Quote from: pmvliet

Mark,
is that a raw 2004/2005 file type?

Yes.

Forgot to add .zip to the list.

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01/31/2005  01:13 PM            111048 compress_test.zip

MSTG007 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 31, 2005, 03:04:55 PM »

nice..... thxs guys. you are all smart

t-bear · « **Reply #8 on:** January 31, 2005, 03:30:06 PM »

So are you....you came here for help, right?

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Author Topic: DWG size being compressed (Read 2116 times)

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