Use the default Components tab in the Beast Core 6 Search application to find specific component metadata. Use a returned search result’s Action Menu to learn more about that component, view and interact with a 3D Model of it, and more.
Search Application → Components Tab
Select the (default) Components tab in the Search application window:
On the main screen
Or, in the left-hand content pane
NOTE
To expand this pane:
Hover over the right edge of the content pane until a new vertical blue line appears
Click and drag this blue line toward the right
Type a whole or partial keyword into the Search text box, then press enter to view results.
Try a different keyword if a searched word yields no results.
The number of returned search results displays as a circled number beside the Components tab.
Returned search results display in a columned table format.
Columns
Column names reference stored metadata categories
Some columns are sortable (A to Z; Z to A)
Navigation
Move the horizontal scroll bar to the right to view far-right columns, if applicable
Use the vertical scroll bar or your mouse wheel when search results exceed the size of the search window
NOTE
Click the X on the far right side of the Search box at any time to begin a new search.
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Click the Ellipsis
button in the Actions column to access the Action Menu.
Action Menu options allow you to:
Learn more about a component
Save certain data
Visualize specific components
Interact with a specific component
Examples:
Select Show Component Details (when available) to view component metadata in the Details Pane
Select Load Component to view a 3D Model of that component
Mouse click on the model
In Crosshair mode, you can move the model around and make it larger or smaller
Press esc to reclaim your cursor
