How to use filters in the batch tool
1. What is the Batch tool?
To learn about the basics, check out How to use the batch tool first.
2. How to use the filters
2.1. Filters for folders
If you select a folder as the source for a batch, there are seven filters:
- Show files in sub-folders
- Show importable files
- Show parts
- Show assemblies
- Show drawings
- Show parts and assemblies that do not have a drawing
- Show parts and assemblies that do have a drawing
Click a button to toggle the filter.
2.2. Filters for assemblies
If you select an assembly as the source for a batch, there are nine filters:
- Show root assembly
- Show sub-components
- Show parts
- Show assemblies
- Show Toolbox components
- Show suppressed components
- Show virtual components
- Show parts and assemblies that do not have a drawing
- Show parts and assemblies that do have a drawing
Click a button to toggle the filter.
3. How to use the search bar
Underneath the toggle buttons for the filters is our search/filter bar:
3.1. Normal search
Delete the default *.* (or click the button on the right to clear it) and you can enter any text. We’ll show all files that contain that text in their filename.
3.2. Wildcards
We support two kinds of wildcards, just like Windows Explorer does:
- ? for a single character
- * for multiple characters
The default *.* means any filename, any file extension.
3.3. Custom property search
You can filter the list of assembly components using a custom property value. The syntax is similar to how you link custom properties:
$PRP:”Custom property name”=”Value”
You can use one of three comparison symbols:
- = or == for equals
- != for not equals
- ~ for contains
The custom property search only works for assemblies, not for folders.
4. How to use the excluded folders bar
You don’t want to export every fastener to STEP. So we let you exclude entire folders from a batch.
Click the plus button to browse for a folder and the red button to delete it again. You can add multiple folders.