Find and Search

Quickly search and find objects in your model.

Find

Find objects in the model that contain the search string you enter. The search results are not filtered.

  1. In the Model Browser, click to activate the Find toolbar.
  2. Optional: To control your search, click then choose one or more of the following options:
    • Math Case
    • Whole Name Only
    • Use Wildcards
  3. In the text field, enter a search string.
The first object that contains the search string is highlighted in the Model Browser.


Figure 1.
Tip:
  • Navigate to the next and previous objects that contain the search string by clicking .
  • Find every object that contains the search string by clicking .

Search and Filter

Search objects and automatically filter the results to only display the objects that contain the search string. You can also filter by object type.

  1. In the Model Browser, click to activate the Search and Filter toolbar.
  2. Optional: To control your search, click then choose one or more of the following options:
    • Math Case
    • Whole Name Only
    • Use Wildcards
  3. In the text field, enter a search string.
  4. Optional: Filter objects by type.
    1. Click the Filter pull-down menu and select the object types to filter.
    2. Click Apply.
Only the objects that match the search string and selected object type display in the Model Browser.


Figure 2.
Tip: Reset the search by deleting the search string and setting the filter to All.