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title: "Search for Components"
slug: "component-search"
updated: 2026-07-21T20:48:13Z
published: 2026-07-21T20:48:13Z
canonical: "support.beast-code.com/component-search"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.beast-code.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Search for Components

Use the (default) Components tab in the Beast Core 6 Search plugin to find specific component metadata. Use a searched component’s Action Menu options to learn more about that component, view and interact with a 3D Model of it, and more.

## Search Plugin → Components Tab

1. Select the (default) **Components** tab in the Search plugin window:
  - On the main screen

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-CTY4V3ZT.png)
  - Or, in the expandable left-hand content pane

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-07-21 153501.png)

> [!NOTE]
> NOTE
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> To enlarge the left-hand content pane:
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> - Hover over the right edge of the content pane until a solid vertical blue line appears
> - Click and drag the blue line to the right
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> ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Search_Gif2(2).gif)
2. Type a whole or partial keyword into the **Search** text box, then press **enter** to load results.
3. Try a different keyword if a searched word yields no results.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-ZM10ZV8W.png)
4. The number of returned search results displays as a circled number beside the **Components** tab.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-SKLK1P50.png)
5. Returned search results display in a columned table format.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-03-11 123456.png)
  - Columns
    - Column names display stored metadata categories
    - Some columns are sortable
      - Left click the stacked **up/down arrow** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-T3U65VH0.png) icon to the right of the column name in the column title textbox

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-ZJYNEP4P.png)
        - Text-based data sorts (A - Z) or (Z - A)
        - Numerical data sorts (low - high) or (high - low)
  - 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
    - Click the clear results **X** on the far right side of the Search textbox to begin a new search

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-O5IAZM4A.png)
6. Left click the **Ellipsis** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-LCJFL9ND.png) icon in a desired component’s search results table row to access that component’s **Action Menu**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-03-04 121608(7).png)
  - **Action Menu** options allow you to:
    - Learn more about a component
    - Save certain data
    - Visualize specific components
    - Interact with a specific component

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/Search_Gif4.gif)
      - Examples:
        - Select **Show Component Details** (when available) to view component metadata on the **Details Pane**
        - Select **Zoom to Component** to move the camera directly to that component in the 3D Viewer plugin
          - Left click on the model and use your mouse/keyboard controls to manipulate the model
            - Or, use the 3D Viewer plugin’s Gizmo to reposition the 3D Model

![](https://cdn.document360.io/820c65d9-cf4e-4289-9237-5bc834b3bd3e/Images/Documentation/image-TDRUBK54.png)

Metadata is data that describes other data. It can include information about the creation, structure, and access of data.