Is it possible to search within the currently opened document?

StephenG
StephenG Member Posts: 384 ✭✭✭
in Community Support
I know it is possible to conduct a search at the "My Onshape Document" level, but this is intended to find documents. What I want is to limit the search to just the currently opened document. Some of my documents have considerable content that I have attempted to organize in nested folders. Problem is I sometimes forget where I put things and I need a simple way to find specific elements (OS document tabs). 
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  • mahir
    mahir Member, Developers Posts: 1,324 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ctrl+Shift+F or click the search button in the upper right.

  • StephenG
    StephenG Member Posts: 384 ✭✭✭
    @mahir that is exactly what I expect/want to see... 

    however, I am not blessed with the magnifying glass (Search) icon.



    Do you happen to be a a "Professional", or "Standard" (paying) user?

  • mahir
    mahir Member, Developers Posts: 1,324 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Strange. I'm a freeloader. No "Pro" next to my name ;)
  • mahir
    mahir Member, Developers Posts: 1,324 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 2018
    Looks like the magnifying glass and even Ctl-Shift-F only work in some of my documents. Maybe it's available only if you have more than some minimum number of tabs?
  • StephenG
    StephenG Member Posts: 384 ✭✭✭
    Strange indeed. I tried the Ctrl+Shift+F keyboard shortcut... Nothing. 

    Where did you hear about this shortcut?

    I think I found the answer: Alt+T = Search Tabs
  • mahir
    mahir Member, Developers Posts: 1,324 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yep. The search tabs button/shortcut is handy, but I don't think it lets you search the content of the tabs. I saw the ctl-shift-F button on my toolbar. I think it's linked to having a featurescript tab as part of your document. FS tabs are the only native tabs with a lot of text to search other than feature/part names.
  • StephenG
    StephenG Member Posts: 384 ✭✭✭
    You right once I create a Feature Script tab in the document the search icon appears.

    Searching from the "Tab Manager" (Alt-T) solves my immediate need to locate another tab, but you are right that is as deep as the search goes; content within a tab is out of scope. While I have not had a need to conduct such a low level search I can envision the need in the future. For example, I want to locate drawings that contains a note with specific text.

    Note: The icon that opens the Tab Manager includes a magnifying glass. Obvious clue, but it is in a location were my eyes never go. I expected to find the icon at the top in the OS session browser tab title region.  

  • kevin_guo
    kevin_guo Onshape Employees Posts: 18 image
    StephenG,

    As suggested, currently there are only limited search functionalities within a document.

    Search is one area Onshape will continue to improve, please open an enhancement request with your preference, or plus vote if there is already similar request. We will prioritize the work.

    Thanks,

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