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About Searching in a Family Table
You can search through the current level of a Family Table for instances that contain a common element or elements; for example, you can search for all instances that contain a specified parameter, character string, or yes/no variable.
To perform the search, use the Search dialog box through the Family Table dialog box. The Search dialog box is identical to the one you use to perform Model Tree searches. The procedure for performing a search in a Family Table is the same as that for performing a search in the Model Tree, except that the options presented for types and values for the search are different for a Family Table than those for the Model Tree. As with Model Tree searches, you can perform single condition or multiple condition searches in a Family Table.
Type allows you to search for instances by specifying the type of information you want to find. The following type choices are available:
Table Item—This is the default type choice. An item can be a dimension, a parameter, a feature number, a user-defined feature name, or an assembly member name that is selected to be table-driven. You can search for instances by specifying a common item.
Model Name—Use this type when you want to search for an instance by its instance name. A list of available instance names appears in the Value list box.
Expression—Use this type when you want to search for instances using a common string variable, Yes/No variable, or number variable.