Name Tab Page

Use

You can use the Name tab page in the Select Objects window to select objects in the scene by name. You can also nominate a specific type of object for which you are searching.

Features

The tab page offers the following features:

Elements

Functional Description

Search In
Selects the search area. The initial state is All Objects.

  • All Objects

  • Current Selection
  • Visible Objects

Search For

Selects objects using the letters contained in their names:

Node:

Searches for nodes that meet the criteria

Material

Searches for materials that meet the criteria

Layer

Searches for layers that meet the criteria

Case Sensitive:

Selects objects by name using upper and lowercase characters

Regular Expression

If selected, uses regular expressions to select objects. Values are matched by their numeric value using expressions specified in the text box. The following operators are available: +, -, *, /, >, <, <=, >=, ==, !=, (, ), &&, ||. No string matching for values is performed if regular expressions are used. Variable names do not compare with actual key or name values.

Incremental Search

If selected, objects are searched dynamically, as soon as you enter search data

Use Descriptions

Checks Layer description for search

Select All Found

Selects all found objects in the scene

Name

Displays the name of the found object

Type

Displays the type of found object; for example, “Node”