3.1.6.3. Search for Parts | Part families and Parts

Would you like to search for individual parts [parts] or part families and individual parts [parts and part families]?

"Search for": List field opened

For each of the two settings, you can select the Symbols or Details mode and switch between the two modes at any time.

In the following the differences are explained:

List individual [Show parts] parts :

The "Search for individual parts" mode is particularly suitable for the geometric search (3D) [Geometric search (3D)], the sketch search (2D) [Sketch search (2D)] and the topology search [Topology search].

This mode is also important when own part catalogs are searched, because often heterogeneous parts with completely different shapes are collected in a classification project.

This option is useful for full text searches [Full-text search], for example, if specific table variables are used or the search is combined with a variable search [Variables search] and the search therefore returns specific characteristics.

Example 1: Full text search [Full-text search] with term plus variable values

Sechskantschraube D=10 L=50

Sechskantschraube 10 50

You can find detailed information on syntax or the various insert options under Section 3.1.6.4.3, “ Full-text search ”.

Example 2: Full text search [Full-text search] combined with variable search [Variables search]

	Note
	When a full-text search without specification of parameters is performed and large tables are searched, use of this option makes no sense.

Search result in mode Symbols

All results are marked with the individual parts symbol symbol.

Double-click on an individual part to open the parts view [Part view].

The filter symbol shows that the table is restricted.

Part view in "Table [Table] " mode
Only those characteristics are displayed, which exactly meet the search condition.
Example:
```
Sechskantschraube D=10 L=50
```
When you want to see all lines, then click on the filter icon.

You can use the context menu command to ...

... opened in the part view
... directly transferred to the CAD system
... Transferred into the part comparison

Details on this are found under Section 3.1.17.6, “Context menus ”.

Search result in mode Search result details [Details]
All results are listed and marked with the individual parts symbol symbol.
You can see which characteristic is involved in the Summary column. The individual parameters of the search term are highlighted in yellow in the results list.
If you move the mouse over a line, corresponding buttons are displayed which you can use to access the part view [Part view] or the part comparison [Part comparison] or to export the relevant part directly to the CAD system.

You can also use the context menu command to ...
- Open it in the part view
- Directly transfer it to the CAD system
- Transfer it into the part comparison
Details can be found under Section 3.1.17.6, “Context menus ”.

List part families and individual parts [Show parts and part families] result in mode Symbols mode
Select this mode, when you do not want to find a specific characteristic in the first step, but just want to find adequate part families.
The found parts are displayed with preview image and name.

Search results in "Symbols [Symbols] " mode

A specific characteristic is then selected either in the part view [Part view] or in the part comparison [Part comparison].
- Double-click on a part or use the Open context menu command to open the Parts view [Part view].
- Use the context menu commands under Part comparison [Part comparison] to open the corresponding dialog box or transfer parts to the part comparison. Or drag parts directly to the Part comparison [Part comparison] tab to transfer them to the part comparison.
List part families and individual parts [Show parts and part families] : Result in mode Details mode
In this mode, you have access to both the part families and the characteristics within them. The results list is initially displayed in compressed form with part families only. However, if you click on the -Button for a result part, all the specific characteristics found are displayed below. These are marked with the corresponding symbol symbol.

Below the part family, the found characteristics are displayed.

You can see which characteristic is involved in the Summary column. The individual parameters of the search term are highlighted in yellow in the results list.
If you move the mouse over a line, corresponding buttons are displayed which you can use to access the part view [Part view] or the part comparison [Part comparison]or to export the relevant part directly to the CAD system.
A variety of context menu commands are also available in each line. See figure above.^[38]

	Note
	When you open PARTdataManager always the last setting is active.

^[38]Details can be found at Section 3.1.17.6, “Context menus ”.

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