The Standard Search feature makes it easy for you to find content and load it into a project because it allows you to search by multiple fields.
First, you’ll click on the magnifying glass in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
Next, you’ll type in what you are looking for.
To the left of the search bar, you will see which Collection you are searching. In the example below, “All Collections” is selected. To change that selection and search a specific Collection, simply click on the Collections button to select a specific Collection or channel.
To specify the field you want to search, select the button with the slider icon to the right of the search field.
You’ll then be able to select which fields you want to search in, set the display mode and image size.
If you type in a tag name with your search term, Content Catalog will find content that matches both of those criteria. For example, you could search for "Hospital bed" and Content Catalog would find all beds that fall under the "hospital" tag.
Additional Filter
You can also select the Filters button below the search bar to customize your search even more.
Then select the filters that you’d like to search by.
If you type two terms in the search field, then Content Catalog will find content with both of those terms (in other words, it uses "and logic"). However, you can also use the following terms in green below to apply more specific criteria.
Couch OR Sofa – This will find content with either item Couch or Sofa
Cabinets !Upper - This will find content with Cabinets and not Upper
Cabinets "3 Drawer" - This will find content with both Cabinets and the exact Phrase, 3 Drawer.
If your search result brings up far too many or too few results, we recommend that you double-check that you selected the appropriate Collections, search fields, and filter properties.
How to Search for Content with a Particular Measurement Unit
If you'd like to search for content with a particular measurement unit, you can use a filter like below. Select Filter > Measurement System > Imperial or Metric. Note, mainly loadable Revit families have a Measurement System parameter.
Reviewing Search Results
You can view star ratings, tags, which Collections it belongs to, and more. If you need more information on the family, you can click on the name to view more.
You can click on the tabs to view the different family types and their parameter data before bringing it into your project or even opening it in Revit.
Once you’ve confirmed that this is the family that you want in this project, you can click on the insert button.
Content Catalog then downloads that family from the cloud and loads it into your current Revit project. It immediately puts you into the placement view in Revit to allow you to place the family into your project. You can use your cursor to select where you want that family to go.
