Find and Search for Entities

The search bar can be used to find and filter entities in a browser.

Perform a Quick Search

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

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`.

Press Enter or click to execute the search.
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.

Tip: When the entry is alpha or alpha-numeric, the searched is performed on the names of entities. When the entry is only numeric, the searched is performed on the IDs of entities.

Perform an Advanced Search Using Auto-Completion

Interactively build search strings using a dynamic suggestion list.

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

Figure 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>.

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`	Entities that contain `Bpillar` in their name
`Name!~Bpillar`	Entities that do not contain `Bpillar` in their name
`Name=Bpillar`	Entities with the name `Bpillar`
`ID=10`	Entities with an ID equal to `10`
`ID!=10`	Entities with an ID not equal to `10`
ID IN(5,10,15)	Entities with an ID equal to `5` or `10` or `15`
ID NOT IN(5,10,15)	Entities with an ID not equal to `5` or `10` or `15`
ID=100-250	Entities with an ID in the range of `100-250`
ID!=100-250	Entities with an ID not in the range of `100-250`
ID=8*3	Entities with IDs starting with `8` and ending with `3`
ID=[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]6	Entities with IDs ending with `6` in 6-digit numbers
ID=[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]2[0-9][0-9][0-9]	Entities with IDs with `2` at the 5th position in 8-digit numbers
`Entity=Properties AND ID>10`	Properties with an ID greater than `10`.
`Entity=Properties OR ID>10`	All properties and other entities with an ID greater than `10`.
`ID>=10 AND ID=<20 AND Name~Bpillar`	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

Press Enter or click to execute the search.
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.

Tip:

Press the Down Arrow key to scroll thought the list of attributes, operators, or values.
Press Tab or Enter to select the attributes, operators, or values
Press Esc to dismiss the list of attributes, operators, or values.
While searching for text with space or special characters, use quotes (“ ”).
To search multiple values with a single attribute entry, use a coma after the first value selection without a space.
Double-click on an attributes, operators, or values to invoke suggestion list.

Access Recent Search Strings

Click the text field of a browser search bar.

Your recent searches are indicated by the

icon.

Clicking on a recent search string auto-applies the filter and shows the search string in the search bar.

Clicking Remove removes the selected search string from recent history.

Note: A maximum of 5 recent searches are shown. Remove the latest strings to see previous search strings.