HOWTO:FindAndReplaceToolPanel

Command Line Shortcut: none User Permissions Level: ADD, EDIT, DELETE permissions for the drawings and/or databases where the search text is found. Product Level: PRO, ENT, V7 only Procedures for using the Find and Replace tool panel.

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Before You Start

The Find and Replace tool panel is found, by default, in the same tool panel set as your Project Explorer on the left-hand side of the screen.|| ||

Find and Replace tool panel

Controls

Find: The text to search for
[X] Clear all.
[Find]

Tutorial: Renaming a Port using the Find and Replace Tool Panel

Assumptions:
Let's assume that we have a drawing with a functional block that has a port named HDSDI IN and further, that we have already assigned SysNames and Cable Numbers to the device and its attached cable. WireCAD ports consist of two http://wirecad.com/wiki/index.php?title=Drawing:Basic_CAD_Tools#Create_Attribute_Definition

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Note: This is not the only way to rename a port. We are using this method to demonstrate the Find and Replace tool panel and to develop an understanding of the structure of a WireCAD port.

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Step	Description	Image
1.	Enter HDSDI IN in the Find field.	-	2.	Select where we will be searching. In this case we will only be looking in the active drawing	-	3.	http://www.wirecad.com/60/tutorials.htm	These video tutorials are a great way to see some of the commonly used basic and advanced features of WireCAD in action.
4.	https://www.wirecad.com/mantis/login_page.php	Find a bug? Here is where you can check to see if it is a known issue. If it is not, PLEASE post it so we can work on resolving it. ---- Note: You will need to create a username and password to access and use the bug tracker.
5.	http://www.wirecad.com/wiki	The WireCAD Wiki pages are updated with new pages daily. This will in the near future be the most comprehensive resource for all things WireCAD.
6.	From the WireCAD home page (http://www.wirecad.com) hover your mouse above the Support tab and Click Chat With Support.	We currently offer live tech support from 1am to 5pm MST.