Sometimes you want to find an assembly or a single small part within a large project, but there are so many parts!
Worse, if you’re looking for it in a project you have worked on some time ago…
Don’t worry! Advance Steel has you covered…
Opening a "Model Browser"
To find a single part or assembly in Autodesk Advance Steel, first you need to open the “Advance Steel Tool Palette” located on the ribbon:
In the Tool Palette, go to the “Selection” tab on the left and open “Model Browser”:
In the “Model Browser”, you can sort parts by Single Part, Main Part, or Preliminary Part (options available in the dropdown menu in the top right corner):
Isolating the Part
Once you find the part you are looking for, you can isolate this part in the view by clicking “Isolate” and then, to exit from isolation mode, you can use the “Show All” button.
Single Part Isolated
The part we were looking for is found and isolated successfully:
Conclusion
Finding a small part within your large project can be aggravating, but thanks to this method, it will be quick and easy.
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