{"id":6608,"date":"2025-02-19T13:43:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T13:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/?p=6608"},"modified":"2025-02-19T13:43:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T13:43:45","slug":"delete-duplicate-objects-gt_deldup-geotools-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/delete-duplicate-objects-gt_deldup-geotools-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Delete Duplicate Objects: GT_DELDUP \u2013 GeoTools Command"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Summary<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>GT_DELDUP<\/strong> command in <strong>GeoTools<\/strong> removes <strong>duplicate entities<\/strong> from the current drawing by applying a specified <strong>tolerance<\/strong> to determine duplication in <strong>BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>GeoTool -&gt; Drawing Cleanup Tools -&gt; Drawing Cleanup Tools -&gt; Delete Duplicate Objects<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"289\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/thedesignsense.com\/geotools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-37.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7254\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Delete Duplicate Objects: GT_DELDUP \u2013 GeoTools Command<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Features Include:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Customizable Deletion Tolerance:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Define a <strong>tolerance value<\/strong> to check how close objects must be to be considered duplicates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Advanced Duplicate Checking Criteria:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Perform XData Equality Check<\/strong> \u2013 Ensures that objects with identical extended entity data (XData) are considered duplicates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Perform Layer Equality Check<\/strong> \u2013 Checks if duplicate objects are also on the <strong>same layer<\/strong> before deletion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Perform Object Data Equality Check<\/strong> \u2013 Compares object-specific data attributes for a deeper duplicate check.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ignore Z-Elevation Option:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Users can choose to <strong>ignore Z-elevation<\/strong> when checking for duplicate objects, making it useful for <strong>2D cleanup operations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This tool is essential for <strong>surveyors, CAD drafters, and GIS professionals<\/strong>, helping to <strong>eliminate redundant objects<\/strong> while maintaining data integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary The GT_DELDUP command in GeoTools removes duplicate entities from the current drawing by applying a specified tolerance to determine duplication in BricsCAD, AutoCAD, ZWCAD and ARES Commander. 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