How to purge unused Civil 3D styles from a drawing file

Autodesk Support

Oct 8, 2023

Products and versions covered

Issue:

You have multiple unused styles in a Civil 3D drawing file that you would like to purge from the drawing.

Solution:

In Civil 3D 2013 and newer, there is a Purge Styles routine that will allow the removal of any unused styles from a drawing file.

Use the following methods to run this routine:

  1. On the Civil 3D ribbon, choose the Manage tab.
  2. Then on the Styles panel, choose the Purge button.
  3. Select desired styles and click on OK button
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Alternatively in the command line, enter PURGESTYLES.

Products:

Civil 3D;

Versions:

2017; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2019; 2020; 2018; 2021;

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