Finding Dimensions in Family Table

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March 26, 2025
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What is the best way to find a dimension within a family table? Is there some sort of search function that can filter through the family table? For example, if I just have a dimension 'd160', what is the fastest way to find it in a large family table.

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tbraxton

22-Sapphire II

You can find a dimension by name using the search tool (binoculars icon). In this example it is used to find D32 in a model. Note the look in and look by settings below.

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JD_10784042

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4-Participant

Thanks for the suggestion. Although this only highlights the dimension in the model view. I am trying to find the dimension while I am working in the family table window.

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BenLoosli

23-Emerald III

It will only appear as a column heading in the family table view. Rename the dimensions used in the family table to something meaningful.

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MartinHanak

24-Ruby III

Hi,

suggestions:

open family table in Excel and find dimension 'd160'
export family table into text file, open exported file in Notepad and find dimension 'd160'

tbraxton

22-Sapphire II

What is the use case for this search? If you describe the challenge that you have in context then someone may offer a better way to deal with the issue.

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JD_10784042

Author

4-Participant

I currently have a family table that contains hundreds of dimensions and features. To name them all would be very cumbersome, but if I know the default dimension name, I'd like to be able to open the family table and easily find that dimension within the long list of items. Even if I did name all the dimensions, to be able to find it in the family table is not really any easier to find other than the fact it might stand out because it looks different in the table header. The excel solution is effective, but involves opening another app/window. A built-in search function that takes me to the location of the dimension in question would be the quickest solution.

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pushkarkhanna