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Windows 11 Default Browser. Browse All Windows Articles. Windows 10 Annual Updates. OneDrive Windows 7 and 8. Copy and Paste Between Android and Windows. Make sure to get rid of any unnecessary sections, elevations, or interior elevations. Details and Worksheet may hold a lot of data - model elements broken up to lines and fills may actually occupy more space in the file database than their source model element.

Use the Linework Consolidation and Fill Consolidation tools to remove unnecessary lines and fills from Details and Worksheet, or consider deleting any unnecessary Worksheets, Details, or 3D Documents if possible. At least one layout and one master layout must be kept in every project file.

Depending on what is placed on the layouts and master layouts external drawings embedded into the file, heavy graphics,… they can take lots of storage space when saving the file. For example, a large picture file in the master layout can be multiplied many times.

As the project grows, you might import more and more objects from different sources. Custom objects are usually placed inside Embedded Library, and these objects will be saved with the file.

If they are not essential to the project, make sure to extract these objects as a library container and relink it to the file. An empty Embedded Library will help to reduce the file size, as well as increase the project performance. If the option Store Drawing in the Project file is active for a drawing, this will of course increase the file size.

Without this option, the project only stores the data of where and how the Drawing is placed. Drawing Manager will list all drawings placed in the project. You can easily manage and delete any unnecessary drawings from here.

It is enabled by default for certain file types of Archicad. The save and open processes will need slightly more time for compression or decompression. If the compressed file is damaged or corrupted, it will be much harder to repair the file compared to an uncompressed file.

This operation not only checks the file for anomalies but also performs database optimization, resulting in smaller project files. Please note that it only works for PLN files saved with the same Archicad version. When we finish a project, we might think of archiving it for future reference.

We need to keep in mind how to open the project in the future, what to keep that might be useful in future projects, like details or objects or certain important layouts. Having a clean and easy-to-navigate archive project will save us extra time in the future. On the other hand, missing library objects, external drawings, or hotlink modules can make an archive project useless.

Therefore, please make sure to keep what is essential to the project, so that we can open it independently without having to look for additional data. Graphisoft Community. Help Sign In. Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.

Showing results for. Search instead for. Did you mean:. How to optimize a project's file size. Minh Nguyen Graphisoft Moderator. Pens and Pen Sets We cannot delete individual pens inside a pen set. Surfaces and Building Materials Only one surface and one building material must present in every project, so consider keeping what is relevant to future projects.

Composites and Complex Profiles Same as above, only one composite and one complex profile must stay for a valid Archicad file. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve?

Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. On the right is the same image processed by TinyPNG. Spot any difference? By reducing the number of colors, bit PNG files can be converted to much smaller 8-bit indexed color images.

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