Find and Search for Entities

1. Enter the Name or ID directly in the browser search bar.

   
   
   

   Figure 1.

   Entering this query	Returns this result
   shell	All entities that contain shell in their name.
   "shell"	All entities with the name shell.
   shell*	All entities starting with the name shell.
   *shell	All entities ending with the name shell.
   *shell*	All entities that contain shell in their name.
   2 or "2"	All entities with the ID 2.
   1-4	All entities with the IDs in range 1 to 4.
   1,5,9	All entities with the IDs 1, 5 and 9.

2. Press Enter or click to execute the search.
3. Clear the search and return to the default browser view in the following ways:
   • Delete the search and press Enter.
   • Click x.
   • With the cursor's focus on the search bar, press Esc.

Interactively build search strings using a dynamic suggestion list.

1. Access the list by clicking the text field of a browser search bar.

   
   
   

   Figure 2.

2. Select attributes, operators, and values to append the correct syntax to the search string.
   The search syntax follows this basic form: <attribute> <operator> <value>.

   
   
   

   Figure 3.

   Note: The attributes available in the list are the same as the current active browser attributes (columns). If you don't see an expected attribute, make sure the corresponding browser column is turned on.

   Entering this query	Returns this result
   Name~Bpillar	All entities that contain Bpillar in their name.
   Name!~Bpillar	All entities that do NOT contain Bpillar in their name.
   Name=Bpillar	All entities with the name Bpillar.
   ID=10	All entities with an ID equal to 10.
   ID!=10	All entities with an ID not equal to 10.
   Entity=Components AND ID>10	Components with an ID greater than 10.
   Entity=Components OR ID>10	All Components and other entities with an ID greater than 10.
   ID>=10 AND ID=<20 AND Name~Bpillar	All entities that contain Bpillar in their name and have an ID greater than or equal to 10 and less than or equal to 20.
   Include=1 AND Material E=210000 OR Material E=220000	Materials with E=210000 under Include1 and Materials with E=220000 under all other includes.
   Include=1 AND (Material E=210000 OR Material E=220000)	Materials with E=210000 and E=220000 under Include1.
   Include=1 AND Material E IN(210000,220000)	Materials with E=210000 and E=220000 under Include1.
   Include=1 AND Property T NOT IN(1.5,3.5)	Properties with Thickness not equal to 1.5 or 3.5 under Include1

3. Press Enter or click to execute the search.
4. Clear the search and return to the default browser view in the following ways:
   • Delete the search and press Enter.
   • Click x.
   • With the cursor's focus on the search bar, press Esc.

Use column filters to quickly search any attribute that is added to a browser as a column.

1. Hover over a column name then click the filter icon .
2. Type a value or select from the suggestion list then press Enter or click .
   The value entered is converted to the correct syntax and shown in the search bar.

   
   
   

   Figure 4.

   You can also use operators in the column filter to refine the search.

   
   
   

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   A column filter icon indicates the column on which the filter is applied.

   
   
   

   Figure 6.

   Multiple column filters can be applied. The search string is appended in the search bar.

   
   
   

   Figure 7.

3. Clear the search and return to the default browser view in the following ways:
   • Delete the search and press Enter.
   • Click x.
   • With the cursor's focus on the search bar, press Esc.

Use predefined filters to quickly filter the browser contents with selected or displayed entities

1. Access the list of predefined filters by clicking the drop-down button next to the search icon.

   
   
   

   Figure 8.

   • Selected - Filters the browser with just the selected items. The Selected filter works for selection in both the browser and the graphics and should be reapplied after appending an existing selection.
   • Displayed - Filters the browser with entities that are displayed in the graphics. When the Displayed filter is applied in a browser, the filtered results are automatically updated upon changing the display state of the selected entities.
   • Current - Filters out the current collector.
2. Clear the search and return to the default browser view in the following ways:
   • Delete the search and press Enter.
   • Click x.
   • With the cursor's focus on the search bar, press Esc.