Metadata Tab Page

Use

You can use the Metadata tab page in the Select Objects window to select objects in the scene by their associated metadata.

Features

Field

Functional Description

Search In

Selects the search area. The initial state is All Objects.
  • All Objects

  • Current Selection
  • Visible Objects

Category

Selects objects using a metadata category

Key Name

Selects objects by their metadata key properties

Key Value

Selects objects by a value in the metadata key properties

Case Sensitive:

Selects objects by name using upper and lowercase characters

Metadata Expressions

: If selected, uses metadata expressions to select objects. Metadata values are matched by their numeric value using expressions specified in the text box. The following operators are available: +, -, *, /, >, <, <=, >=, ==, !=, (, ), &&, ||. For example, a>5 selects all metadata fields where the numeric value is less than five, and b>=0.09 selects all metadata fields where the numeric value is greater or equal than 0.09. You can group multiple expressions by enclosing simple expressions into brackets. For example, (a<5)&&(b>=0.09) selects all metadata fields where the numeric value is greater or equal than 0.09, and less than five. No string matching for values is performed if metadata expressions are used. Variable names do not compare with actual key/name values.

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

Select All Found

Selects all found objects in the scene