Unused Resources

Gradients

Deletes any unused gradient resources

Hatches

Deletes any unused hatch resource.

If a surface hatch’s associated texture is in use (Renderworks required), that hatch is also considered in use and is not purged.

Images

Deletes any unused image resources

Line Types

Deletes any unused line type resources

Record Formats

Deletes any unused record format resources.

Also select Special Record Formats to delete unused record formats that store plug-in object default values. An alert prompts you to confirm that the default values should be deleted.

Renderworks Backgrounds
(Renderworks required)

Deletes any unused Renderworks background resources

Renderworks Styles 
(Renderworks required)

Deletes any unused Renderworks render style resources

Renderworks Textures
(Renderworks required)

Deletes any unused texture resources

Sketch Styles 
(Vectorworks Design Series required)

Deletes any unused sketch style resources

Slab Styles
(Vectorworks Architect required)

Deletes any unused slab style resources

Symbols

Deletes any unused symbol resources.

Also select Special Symbols to delete the resources for plug-in object symbols and group symbols (those listed in red and blue in the Resource Browser). This will not delete any associated plug-in or group objects that have already been placed in the drawing. An alert prompts you to confirm that the special symbol resources should be deleted.

Text Styles

Deletes any unused text style resources

Tiles

Deletes any unused tile resources

Wall Styles
(Vectorworks Architect or Landmark required)

Deletes any unused wall style resources

All

●     Checked box: All attributes in the Unused Resources group are selected; click to deselect all attributes in the group.

●     Empty box: No attributes in the Unused Resources group are selected; click to select all attributes in the group.

●     Box displays (Windows) or   (Mac): One or more attributes in the Unused Resources group are not selected; click to select all attributes in the group.

The Special Record Formats and Special Symbols options are not automatically selected along with the other unused resources; they must be selected individually.

Other Items

Empty Layers

Deletes any layers that do not contain any objects

Empty Story Layers
(Vectorworks Architect required)

Deletes any stories that do not contain any layers

Empty Symbol Folders

Deletes any unused symbol folders

Unused Classes

Deletes any unused classes

Objects Outside of Page Boundaries for

Deletes any objects that are totally outside the page boundaries; if an object is partially within the boundary, it will not be deleted. Objects can be deleted from the active layer only, from all design layers, and from all sheet layers.

All

●     Checked box: All attributes in the Other Items group are selected; click to deselect all attributes in the group.

●     Empty box: No attributes in the Other Items group are selected; click to select all attributes in the group.

●     Box displays (Windows) or   (Mac): One or more attributes in the Other Items group are not selected; click to select all attributes in the group.

Preview items that will be purged

Opens the Purge Preview dialog box after you click OK on the Purge dialog box; if needed, items can be removed from the purge list