The eCat tab has a powerful search feature. To use the search you first need to select a node from the eCat tree and then write a search text to the filter field below the tree. The search filters the simulation models that can be seen in the "Models" section.
The most basic means of searching is to input a search text into the field. The application filters out the simulation models that do not include the entered text in any of their attributes.
More advanced search queries can be made using a special syntax which is elaborated in the following.
Boolean operators: AND, OR
You can use boolean operators AND and OR in the search query. For example search "robot and heavy" matches the models that contain both "robot" and "heavy" strings in their attribute fields. Correspondingly "robot or heavy" matches all the models that contain either of the strings. Furthermore the precedence of the operators can be controlled via parenthesis: "robot and (medium or heavy)".
Matching attributes exactly:
If a search term is enclosed in quotes only exact matches are allowed.
Matching to a specific attribute:
A search term can be pointed to use only a specific attribute by using "=" characted. For example "type=robots" matches the models whose type field contain string "robots".