Advanced Component Selection
- Define Search Criteria
In an assembly, you can select components based on searches for certain
component characteristics. You define search criteria by
specifying categories, conditions, and values.
To define search criteria:
Click the down-arrow on Select
(Standard toolbar) and click Advanced
Select, or click Tools,
Component Selection, Advanced
Select.
On the Define
Search Criteria tab in the dialog box, specify categories,
conditions, and values.
Select And
or Or as a logical operator for
combining the criteria when you add another line.
Specify all the necessary criteria and click Apply.
The selected components are highlighted.
If needed, you can modify the selection, and click Apply
again.
Perform the desired editing operation, such as
Suppress, Hide,
or Copy.
Options
For the following commands, click the numbered cell in the left column
to highlight a row. Hold down Ctrl
to highlight multiple rows.
Name of Search. Type a name
and click 
to save the selection criteria. Click 
to select previously saved searches.
From the Manage Searches tab, you
can add saved searches to Favorites.