Deleting a Fill Pattern

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• akrTue Nov 29, 2011 4:14 amWhy can't you purge unused Fill Patterns?
• paulaplTue Nov 29, 2011 8:07 amThank you for asking this question. I have reported it as a wishlist item to the Revit development team.
  
  Paula, Autodesk Revit User Experience team
• paulaplTue Nov 29, 2011 12:18 pmbut wait, there's more ....
  I learned that, historically, Revit only purges types, and Fill Patterns are not types. Again, I filed this as a wishlist item in the proper place so it can be tracked.
  
  Paula, Autodesk Revit User Experience team
• rgesnerSat Jan 5, 2013 6:33 pmBut there is no effective way to determine whether or not the pattern is in use, for example referenced by a material or filled region, and Revit blithely deletes it anyway without warning and leaves the material or region with a blank empty pattern. This issue needs fixing!
• mslavoieMon Jan 7, 2013 2:00 pmrgesner, thanks for contributing to this wiki and sharing your suggestion. For feature/functionality wishlist items, I encourage you to submit your requests using this form:
  
  http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=1109794
  
  Using this form ensures that your suggestion gets into the right hands and is properly tracked. Please continue to communicate with us so that we can improve the Revit user experience.
  
  Regards,
  Mike Lavoie
  
  Autodesk User Experience Team