Search template: Normally leave the setting Standard search.

Size-dependent: If the option Size-dependent is not activated, possibly high geometric similarities are shown, also at parts, which considerably differ in size.

Filter mirrored parts: If the option is activated, mirrored parts are filtered.

Example: Mirrored parts

Consider Feature Similarity: If the feature similarity is considered, differences will result in lower similarity.

Example: Twice the same flange. The one has twice as much holes. With enabled option, this will result in a significant lower similarity than without.

search in: Optionally, restrict the searched directories. (Default is search in all catalogs classifications.)

Search for: Search for parts and part families or only for parts. (Compare Section 3.1.6.7.1, “Display mode ”).

Minimum similarity

Maximum number of search results:

Close popup after: With the help of the arrow keys, set the desired number of seconds when the pop-up window shall close.

Open parts in

Depending on setting, results are loaded in PARTdataManager or Seamless. You can recognize the selection by respective button on the right in the LIVEsearch dialog.

Automatically update best result in part compare:

Using the Part comparison is advantageous since at model changes, immediately the best result part is displayed. In the Part comparison topological values can be seen in addition.^[23]

The blue part is theSearch part (part currently focused in CAD), the red one is the best part to compare.

Note Once a part is loaded in the Part comparison, a dialog box with import options is opened. Import options for format ...... Normally the setting is just performed once-only. So activate the option Do not show the dialog for this format anymore afterwards. However, if you want to open the suppressed dialog anytime later, in the PARTdataManager, under Extras -> Preferences... -> Search menu -> tabbed page General, activate the option Show suppressed option dialogs again.