Searching for a resource

The Resource Manager has a search box to help you quickly locate a resource using keywords.

To locate and use a resource:

1.      From the Resource Manager tool bar, click the disclosure arrow to the left of the search box and select your search options.

2.      Enter a search string and optionally one or more basic Boolean search operators in the search box and press Enter to execute the search. The search locates the string in resource names, tags, and (if Include Records is selected in the search options) records attached to resources.

Vectorworks recognizes Boolean search operators “” (quotation marks), * (search for strings that begin with the characters indicated), AND, NOT, and OR. Boolean operators can be combined, such as combining two strings inside quotation marks with the word OR, to create precise searches.

The search operators AND, NOT, and OR are case sensitive; they must be entered in all capital letters to function correctly.

The search box retains and displays the last 10 searches; to clear this list, scroll to the bottom of the list and click Clear Recent Searches.  

Search example

Possible results

green chair (no quotation marks)

or

green AND chair

Resources with the words green and chair anywhere in the resource name, tags, and optionally record; AND is the default operator

        green chair

        chair with green stripes

        green hatch with chair in the tag

“green chair” (quotation marks)

Resources with the word green immediately followed by the word chair (the exact string inside the quotation marks)

        green chair

green c*

Resources with the word green and any word that begins with the letter c

        green chair

        chair with green stripes

        green couch

        car with green in the tag

“green c”*

Resources with the word green immediately followed by a word that begins with the letter c

        green chair

        green couch

        green car

“green c*”

Resources with the word green immediately followed by the letter c and an asterisk (the exact string inside the quotation marks); an asterisk inside quotation marks is not a search operator

        green c*

cha

or

cha*

Resources with any word that begins with the letters cha; for a single word search, an asterisk operator is automatically added to the end of the search string

        chair

        chain

        chandelier

*cam

or

*cam*

Resources with any word that has the grouped letters cam anywhere; for a single word search, an asterisk operator is automatically added to the end of the search string

        camera

        Varicam

        sycamore

“green chair” AND table

Resources with the word green immediately followed by the word chair (the exact string inside the quotation marks) and the word table

        green chair with table in the tag

        combination symbol named “green chair and side table”

green NOT chair

Resources with the word green but not chair

        green couch

        green car

green OR chair

Resources with the word green or chair

        green chair

        green couch

        red chair

3.      Resources that match the search display in the resource viewer pane. Standard context menu commands are available for the resources, or you can drag the resource to another file if desired. Two additional features are available for search results:

        Hold the cursor over a resource to display a tooltip that shows the resource’s name and location.

        Right-click on a resource, and select Select Resource Location from the context menu to select the file that contains the resource in the file browser pane.

Locating a resource from the drawing

Command

Path

Locate [resource type] in Resource Manager

Context menu

Use the Locate in Resource Manager command to quickly locate resources displayed in the drawing area. This command does not work for record formats or scripts.

To locate a resource from the drawing:

1.      Select the resource (or object containing a resource, such as a rectangle with a hatch) to be located. Select the command.

2.      The Resource Manager automatically navigates to the resource and selects it.

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Using resources in your drawing

Resource Manager

 

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