CAD tip # 13592:

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Searching in the Inventor assembly model.

Using the Search function (magnifying glass icon) in the model viewer tree, you can easily text-search for individual model elements, e.g. in IAM assemblies.

This way you can find all holes, all iMates, elements with 3D annotations attached, or parts with a specific iProperty - e.g. drawn by a specific designer, with a substring of an order number, belonging to a specific department, made of a specific material, etc.

See e.g. just the items with 3D annotations:

Or just the parts made of plastic:

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