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Easily find features in your model by using selection sets and the Find in Browser command.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
3 min.
Tutorial resources
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Transcript
00:03
While working with Inventor models, you can easily select multiple features or components for a bulk editing operation.
00:11
You can also leverage the Find in Browser command to locate precisely what you need.
00:17
On the Home tab, open the Projects menu and click Settings.
00:22
In the Projects dialog, click Browse and navigate to where you saved the project files for this tutorial.
00:30
Select Steering Knuckle.ipj, and then click Open.
00:35
In the Projects dialog, click Done.
00:38
From the Quick Access Toolbar, click Open.
00:42
Navigate to the 3D Modeling folder, select Steering Knuckle_008.ipt, and then click Open.
00:50
With a model open in Inventor, from the Quick Access Toolbar, expand the Select command.
00:58
From this drop-down, you can choose the selection mode filters.
01:03
Click Select Features.
01:06
Then, in the graphics window, hover your cursor over the model.
01:11
As you move it over different elements, only features are highlighted, indicating that they are available for selection.
01:18
This allows you to select specific elements of your model without selecting other types of elements, such as faces or sketch features.
01:26
Notice that each feature highlighted in the model is also highlighted in the browser.
01:32
Another way to easily locate elements in your model is to use the Find in Browser command.
01:38
In the graphics window, right-click any geometry and from the marking menu, choose Find in Browser.
01:46
In the browser, Inventor highlights the sketch of the selected geometry.
01:52
Streamlining feature location makes for faster workflows as you edit and create models in Inventor.
Video transcript
00:03
While working with Inventor models, you can easily select multiple features or components for a bulk editing operation.
00:11
You can also leverage the Find in Browser command to locate precisely what you need.
00:17
On the Home tab, open the Projects menu and click Settings.
00:22
In the Projects dialog, click Browse and navigate to where you saved the project files for this tutorial.
00:30
Select Steering Knuckle.ipj, and then click Open.
00:35
In the Projects dialog, click Done.
00:38
From the Quick Access Toolbar, click Open.
00:42
Navigate to the 3D Modeling folder, select Steering Knuckle_008.ipt, and then click Open.
00:50
With a model open in Inventor, from the Quick Access Toolbar, expand the Select command.
00:58
From this drop-down, you can choose the selection mode filters.
01:03
Click Select Features.
01:06
Then, in the graphics window, hover your cursor over the model.
01:11
As you move it over different elements, only features are highlighted, indicating that they are available for selection.
01:18
This allows you to select specific elements of your model without selecting other types of elements, such as faces or sketch features.
01:26
Notice that each feature highlighted in the model is also highlighted in the browser.
01:32
Another way to easily locate elements in your model is to use the Find in Browser command.
01:38
In the graphics window, right-click any geometry and from the marking menu, choose Find in Browser.
01:46
In the browser, Inventor highlights the sketch of the selected geometry.
01:52
Streamlining feature location makes for faster workflows as you edit and create models in Inventor.
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