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Use LAYMERGE to merge all on and thawed layers to the “background text” layer. Paste into a new, separate drawing: drawing2.Ĩ.

Cut all the text blocks and leaders from drawing1.Ħ. Once all the desired layers are visible (on, and thawed), select all and execute the CUT command.ĥ. Freeze all the layers you don’t want visible in the finished, clean file.ģ. For this operation, my idea of a clean drawing is two layers: One for the architectural background, one for background text.Ģ. In the following example, I’ll show you how I use d AutoCAD LT to clean up a hospital floor plan. AutoCAD vs AutoCAD LT for Drawing Cleanup: AutoCAD LT Plods Along Worse still, you have to repeat these steps for each of the files you’ve received!Īh, but then you get an idea: Why not paste all the files into one drawing and do the cleanup only once? Great idea-except that about half the time (you find out the hard way), the drawings author has used the same block name for different objects in different drawings. If you’re limited to AutoCAD LT, you have to run through a ridiculous set of processes. Usually, we get multiple AutoCAD files from the same company. We’ve all been tasked with cleaning up AutoCAD files received from an outside source so they meet our company’s standards.