Inventor 2018 - Browser search improvement

[JBerns]

The browser search improvements in Inventor 2018 are a welcome addition. Here are some suggestions for a future release:

• Invert option
• Wildcards (* and ?)
• Logic terms such as AND, OR, NOT. (A hyphen may not be a best shortcut for NOT since it may be used in a filename.)
• Change the button names from "Filter out ..." to "Show ...". I think it would be less confusing.

I realize the Advanced Find tool has logic search functions, but it would be more convenient if these were available in the new browser Search tool.

You may also want to vote for this browser search suggestion by @gilsdorf_e:

Inventor 2018: New search ability in model browser - start on button click

I welcome your vote and feedback.

Regards,

Jerry

[JBerns]

Another suggestion for Browser Search:

• Select filtered parts
• Select filtered assemblies

When you use the advanced Find (2018 browser menu), the components that are found are selected. When you use the Search tool, the browser is filtered, but no parts are selected. It would be beneficial, I think, to have the option to select the filtered components.

Regards,

Jerry

[Anonymous]

I would also like to search for custom iProperty names, not just custom iProperty values.