5.3. Search directory structure manually

  1. The catalog view is the default view when opening 3Dfindit.

    Of each In another place, for example, by clicking on the All Catalogs [All catalogs] icon in the line of the navigation path, you can access the Catalog view.

  2. A letter bar is displayed on the right. Click on a letter to jump to the corresponding area in the catalog selection.

  3. Select the desired catalog.

  4. Specify product groups until a specific part or a specific assembly is displayed.

    When browsing through the directory levels, click on the logo/image or the name.

    Getting back [Back] with You move to the next higher level.

    With All Catalogs [All catalogs] you will be taken to the top level of catalog selection.

    Navigation path: If you move deeper in the directory structure, the selected directory is added to the navigation path so that you can clearly see the path of the current selection. Use the arrows to show the respective subdirectories. If you move the mouse over a directory, it will be highlighted in color. Clicking on it takes you to the relevant level; clicking on a single path element also takes you to the relevant directory. Clicking on a directory name takes you directly to that level.

    The following illustration shows a deeper subdirectory.

    Deeper directory level

    Deeper directory level

    The following illustration shows the product level.

    Product level

    Product level

    [Note]Note

    As an alternative to clicking through manually, use the Filter dialog area and filter for "Bow-type handles", for example. For details, see Section 5.4, “ Filter.

    Filtered by "bow handles"

    Filtered by "bow handles"

  5. Open the desired component in the parts view.

    Bow handle with table and 3D preview

    Bow handle with table and 3D preview

  6. To filter the table (particularly useful for large tables), enter filter values in one or any number of column headers. This can be a single value or from-to values as in the following example. If there are filters, the Reset filter [Reset filters] button is displayed. Click on the button to remove all filters.

    [Note]Note

    If you click through manually, the common variables are displayed at each level in the Filter dialog area.

    Expand the list field and filter by "Length", for example. For details, see Section 5.4, “ Filter.

    Filtered by length = 160

    Filtered by length = 160