[Plugin] Purge All

TIG

If you have permissions to add files to your Plugins folder...
Properties > Security > Edit... FULL for all listed...
And you have indeed installed it properly...
When you restart SketchUp the tool should now appear appear in the Plugins menu - there is no 'button' unless you have a 'doctored' version that adds a toolbar...

If you have v2013 why not use the Preferences > Extensions > Install... button to install any RBZ format plugin downloaded from the SketchUcation PluginStore...
http://sketchucation.com/resources/pluginstore?pln=PurgeAll
http://sketchucation.com/resources/pluginstore
Or why not get/use the SketchUcation Plugin Store toolset and then you can AutoInstall plugins from within SketchUp automatically.
http://sketchucation.com/resources/plugin-store-download
Now there's no need to mess on manually installing plugins - provided that you have FULL permission to the Plugins folder

TIG

There's a new version available from the PluginStore.
It contains some 'future-proofing'.
The log-report format is also improved.
It is now ready for the next generation of SketchUcationTools etc...
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=PurgeAll

TIG

There's another new version available from the PluginStore.
It contains some more 'future-proofing'.
The log-report format is also improved yet again.
It is now fully ready for the next generation of SketchUcationTools etc...
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=PurgeAll

TIG

There's yet another new version available from the PluginStore.
It has some cosmetic tweaking and it is now fully ready for the next generation of SketchUcationTools etc...
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=PurgeAll

cotty

Sounds like it is now fully ready for the next generation of SketchUcationTools...

Rich O Brien

There's a storm a brewin'

kaas

Suggestion: to really purge a file to its bare minimum, maybe add an option to remove attributes (set by some plugins), ifc info etc?

TIG

I was thinking about offering to delete the IFC stuff as that can bloat a file and slow it down.
However some other 'attributes' do add usefulness - like DCs... - which should endure - how do we decide what to keep ?

kaas

@tig said:

...However some other 'attributes' do add usefulness - like DCs... - which should endure - how do we decide what to keep ?

Good point. Maybe make a combo box with several options for cleaning the attributes: remove all, preserve @ components, ...

argenario

I,ve just downloaded it and purged 368 materials that were not in use and making my drawing sooo slow(sketchup 2015).... THANK U! THANK U! THANK U! THANKS A LOT!

TIG

Here's v2.0 http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=PurgeAll It is now signed for full compatibility with v2016/2017 in all loading-policies.

feodos

Can I ask you to make an icon for this plugin?

Dave R

@feodos said:

Can I ask you to make an icon for this plugin?

No need to make the plugin more complex. Just make a keyboard shortcut for it.

TIG

Here's v3.0
https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=PurgeAll
It's now signed for full compatibility with all current SketchUp versions, in all extension-loading-policies.
It also has the annoying display glitch fixed - where the report's formatting for materials tabbed over to the right too much !

boofredlay

Thanks TIG

TIG

Here's v4.0
https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=PurgeAll
It's now made fully compatible with v2020 - replacing 'Layers' with 'Tags' when prompting/reporting...

Dave R

Thank you sir.

TIG

Here's v5.0
https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=PurgeAll
It fixes the sometimes confusing reporting of groups getting included in the end components list [groups are component-definitions, but they are never purge-able].
It also address the log-file not opening on MAC's using newer versions of SketchUp...