You can search for materials whose name matches part of your search string, or you can search by other types of material data like material type or classification. You can also create compound criteria, which could help you perform a search for all materials whose name includes the word "copper" and whose type is "Core material."

When you perform a search, the tree hierarchy adjusts to display only the materials that match your criteria.

You can search for materials within the entire database or from the set of in-session or recently viewed materials.