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comprise the model. If you want to limit your search to a selection set,
click the Sets tab, and click the required set.
3 Define a search statement:
a Click the Category column, and select the property category name
from the drop-down list, for example, ‘Item’.
b In the Property column, select the property name from the
drop-down list, for example, ‘Material’.
c In the Condition column, select the condition operator, for
example, “Contains”.
d In the Value column, type in the property value to search for, for
example, “Chrome”.
e If you want to make your search statement case-insensitive,
right-click it, and click Ignore String Value Case.
4 Define more search statements, if required.
By default, all statements are ANDed. This means that they all need to
be true for an item to be selected. You can make a statement use OR
logic, by right-clicking it and clicking Or Condition. If you are using
two statements, and marked the second one as ORed, this means that
an item will be selected if either of these statements is true.
5 Click the Find All button. The search results are highlighted in the
Scene View and the Selection Tree.
To save current search
1 Click Home tab ➤ Select & Search panel ➤ Sets drop-down
➤ Manage Sets.
This opens the Sets window and makes it the active window.
2 Right-click anywhere in the Sets window, and click Add Current
Search.
3 Type a name for your search set, and press ENTER.
Menu: Classic user interface: Edit ➤ Select ➤ Selection Sets ➤ Add
Current Search
To export current search
1 Click Output tab ➤ Export Data panel ➤ Current Search .
2 In the Export dialog box, browse to the desired folder.
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