Revit Family Bloat Cleaner

AUTOM8LABS
Family Purge

Strip the bloat from every Revit family in your project and your library. Family Purge opens each family in the editor, deletes CAD imports, unused types, materials, asset references, raster images and more - then loads the slimmed family back into the project or saves it to disk.

Family Purge - Clean Folders
412 Families
38% Avg Reduction
1.7 GB Saved
Cleaning DoorTriple_Glazed.rfa... 64%

Two Workflows, One Dialog

Purge families loaded in the active project, or batch-clean folders of .rfa files unattended.

Purge Model

Lists every editable family loaded in the active project. Pick the ones you want cleaned and Family Purge opens, slims, and reloads each one back into the project. Filter to unused-only by default.

Clean Folders

Point Family Purge at one or more folders of .rfa files. Each family is opened, cleaned, and written to an output folder - with optional subfolder recursion and structure preservation.

Per-Family Reports

Every run produces a text and/or HTML report covering size before/after, which cleaners fired, and any errors. Plus a separate PurgeLog auditing every dismissed warning Revit's failure handler swallowed.

Auto-Resolved Warnings

Revit's family-load operations can throw modal warnings that block unattended runs. Family Purge attaches an application-level failure handler that dismisses warnings and auto-resolves errors - and logs every one.

Recursive Nested Cleaning

Cleans every family inside every family. Family Purge descends into nested families, cleans each one in its own transaction, and reloads it back into its parent.

Revit 2022-2027

One install covers every supported version. .NET Framework 4.8 builds for Revit 2022-2024, .NET 8 for Revit 2025-2026, .NET 10 for Revit 2027.

Toggle Exactly What Gets Removed

Each cleaner runs in its own transaction. Defaults are conservative; advanced cleaners are off by default.

Nested families Default On

Descends recursively into nested families, cleans each one, reloads it. Category-mismatched nested families are deleted.

Unused family types Default On

Uses Revit's PerformanceAdviser "unused symbols" rule. Symbols of categories referenced by a FamilyParameter are preserved.

Materials & assets Default On

Walks every non-type element to collect used Material IDs and their appearance, structural, and thermal asset references. Deletes the rest in two passes.

CAD imports Default On

Strips DWG, DXF, SAT, SKP, and DGN imports - the most common source of family bloat by file size.

Images & PDFs Default On

Strips ImageType and ImageInstance elements - raster images and imported PDFs that often hide inside families.

Fill patterns Advanced

Builds a used-set from Material and FilledRegionType references, deletes the rest. Solid is always preserved.

Line patterns Advanced

Walks GraphicsStyle and Category line-pattern references, then deletes unused patterns.

Object styles Advanced

Deletes subcategories under OST_Lines and similar style categories that no curve references.

How It Works

1

Pick a Workflow

Open Family Purge from the AUTOM8LABS ribbon panel. Choose Purge Model for loaded families, or Clean Folders for .rfa files on disk.

2

Toggle Cleaners

Switch on the cleaners you want. Five are safe by default; three are advanced. Toggle warning suppression off if you'd rather see the dialogs.

3

Run & Review

Family Purge processes each family in its own transactions, pumps the dispatcher between families, and writes per-family reports. Auto-dismissed warnings are logged so you can audit them.

Choose Your License

Annual subscription. Pick the topology that fits how your team works.
Single seat, office-wide network license, or Enterprise for firms with multiple offices.

Single

£199 per year
  • One user on one computer
  • Can be moved if you change machines
  • All cleaners (default + advanced)
  • Per-family text + HTML reports
  • Email support
  • Cancel any time
Buy Single

Enterprise

£599 per year
  • Everything in Network
  • Works across all office locations
  • Priority support
  • For multi-office firms
Buy Enterprise

Slim Down Every Family You Own

Three license tiers from £199/year.
Single seat, office-wide Network license, or Enterprise for multi-office firms.