Find and Replace Text

Find what:

In the Find what field, type the text to be searched for.

Replace with:

In the Replace with field, type the text that is required to replace the found lines.

Look in

Set the Look in parameter.

The following options are available:

·         In whole document

·         In current space

·         In current selection

 The button to define the search area. The button action depends on the context of the Find and Replace command: if the command is called from the Object Manager, the Quick Selection window opens; if the command is called from the Object Wizard dialog (the Search and Replace command in the database), the database section selection window opens.

Find options

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This button maximizes/minimizes the options list.

Match case:

If this is checked, the search is made to match the case of the letters.

Match whole word:

If this is checked, the search is made for whole words; that is letter combinations separated by stops or spaces.

Search in found:

Enables/Disables the search in found. This option is accessible after the line search has been made. It restricts the search range.

Use extended options:

To search in the object database. The option is available when searching the object database of some vertical applications.

Click the  button opposite the parameter and in the window that appears, select advanced search areas.

Use regular expressions

Enables/Disables the mode for specifying search patterns using regular expressions.

Regular expressions can be entered independently or using a list. The  button opens a window for selecting the required expression from the list:

When you place the cursor on a list line, a tooltip appears with a detailed explanation.

You can use multiple regular expressions together.

An expression is entered in the search field by left-clicking on the expression from the list.

Multi-line text:

Switches on/off the multi-line text search mode.

When the mode is on, the Find what and the Replace with fields take the form:

Search in hidden objects

Searches text in hidden objects.

Search in blocks

Searches text in blocks.

Starts the search procedure.

The search result will be shown in the table:

Replaces all found fragments with the new value.

Starts the process of consecutive replacement of the found fragments.

Passes the next found fragment in the list without replacing it with the new value.

The Next button allows you to move the active row along the table, skipping the next found fragment in the list without replacing it with a new value.

 Clear All:

Click this icon to clear the list of found text fragments.

 Group results by objects:

Click this icon to group results by objects.

 Show object:

Click this icon to show the selected text fragment in the table on the drawing or in the database of objects.

 Edit object:

Click this icon to open the Text settings dialog box to edit the found text fragment on the drawing.

Note

Left-click on the headings of the table columns of the search results to sort the found text fragments.