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The search feature of the Symbol Insert Tool makes it possible to make a free search for symbol names and descriptions. The feature is activated using the SEARCH button, that is shown in the figure below.
Figure 1063: The "SEARCH" button
When you click the SEARCH button, the Search for symbols dialogue is displayed, which is shown in the figure below.
Figure 1064: The Search for symbols dialogue
In the upper left part of the Search for symbols dialogue, you can select if you want to search for symbol name, for symbol description or for both. You make that selection using a drop-down list, as shown in the figure below.
Figure 1065: Selection of what to search for
In the field below the field in which you specify where to search, you specify what to search for. That field is called the "search field".
You can type any character combination that you want to search for. You do not need to issue any commands, to press <RETURN> or anything like that. The search is performed directly and dynamically as you type in the search field.
A lightning-fast search algorithm is used, which also enables searching within names and descriptions. Typing a word like "coil" will for example directly give a result like shown in the figure below.
Figure 1066: A list of hits is displayed.
A list of hits will be presented below the search field.
Please note in the figure above that all occurrences of the word "coil" are listed, regardless of where in the descriptions they are found. The search is case insensitive.
You select one of the hits by simply clicking on it in the list, as shown in the figure below.
Figure 1067: One of the hits has been selected and a preview of that symbol is displayed to the right.
A preview of the selected symbol is displayed in the preview window to the right.
In the preview window, you have access to zoom, pan and print features similar to the viewer in the Drawing Manager and the Sheet Shift feature. Please use the two links listed below to access the topics that contain detailed descriptions of those features.
The list of hits contains three columns:
•Symbol name
•Description
•Resource category
The resource category tells you where in the Symbol Insert Tool you can find the symbol if you want to find it there manually.
Three buttons are available below the preview window. These buttons are described by the table below.
Figure 1068: Three buttons are available below the preview window, in the lower right part of the Search dialogue.
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Insert |
The selected symbol is inserted as if you would have double-clicked it.
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Display resource category |
You exit the search dialogue, and the resource category of the selected symbol is activated in the Symbol Insert Tool.
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Close |
The Search dialogue is exited.
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