Selecting Using the Find... Command in Favorites Mode

The Favorites mode lets you save your most-used queries so that you can reuse them as many times as required.

You cannot create favorite queries requiring a selection but you can include predefined favorite queries.

Before you begin:
  • You can open multiple Find dialog boxes at the same time.
  • Favorites are stored across sessions because they are saved with your options in a .CATPreference file.
  1. Press Ctrl+F.
  2. In the Find dialog box, run a quick search.
    In our example, we select the package Sketcher in the App list, and the type Point in the Type list.
  3. In the Color list, select From Element, and then select a line in the 3D area.
  4. Click Find .
    In our example, we are searching for lines displayed in Dark Green color. The query is as follows:

    Sketcher.Point.Color='Dark Green',all

  5. Click Add to favorites... , and then click OK.
    The query is added to your favorites.
  6. Select the Favorites tab.
    Your query is displayed in the Favorites list.
    Important: Queries can be stored independently from the language. Such queries are called transformat queries. This enables you to run queries created by other users whatever the session language.
  7. Double-click the query to begin the search.
    The scope option in the Look list is automatically updated to match your search criteria, and the query is generated in the Query box. You cannot edit the generated query.

    Double-clicking a query in Favorites mode automatically updates the information displayed under the General tab accordingly, and the objects are preselected in the tree and in the 3D area.

    Tips:
    • You can modify a query directly in the Favorites list. To do so, click its name or its contents under the corresponding column.
    • When you modify the scope through the Look list, the selected query (if any) is run with this scope.
  8. To modify the query syntax, click the text displayed in the Query column, and then enter your new query. For example:
    NAME=Sketch*,all searches for all sketches.
  9. To modify the query name, click the name displayed in the Name column, and then enter the new name. For example:
    MyQuery
  10. To modify the search scope, select the query syntax once more, and then enter the new scope. For example:

    (Name=Sketch* & Color=Black),in

    Important: You can use the power input box to run a query. For example:

    favorite=MyQuery1 or f=MyQuery1

    This gives a result but you may need to modify the scope option. To do so, you can use the power input box:

    favorite=MyQuery1, all or f=MyQuery1, all