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Chapter 9. Finding
You can run simple manual searches of the model by item property. To do this:
• On the Selection Tree, click the Properties tab, and click the saved property search in the list.
The corresponding model geometry is selected in the main Freedom window.
Properties
The Properties control bar shows all the properties of a selected item. Properties are categorized into
categories such as Item and Material and this control bar has a tab for each property category of the
selected item. Whenever a single item is selected, this control bar will be updated to show the properties
of that item.
Note:
If more than one item is selected the Properties bar will only show the number of items selected
and won't show any property information.
The Properties control bar looks like this:
To activate it, click the Properties button on the Workspace toolbar.
Every property has a type associated with it, for example, an item's Name is a string, and so on. Internal
file properties, such as transform and geometry properties, are not shown by default. If you want to view
this information, use a developer profile by selecting the Show Internal Properties check box on the
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