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Advanced Search Examples

Click any example test it in the sidebar search.

Simple
Strict match. Anything titled "Wall" (Wall, WallType, FaceWall). Members not included.
Same names, narrowed to class kind. No methods or properties.
Both words must appear in the path. Finds Wall plus every Create member underneath.
Dot scopes the search: only Create members inside a Wall* class. No matches in unrelated namespaces.
Path-scoped AND type-filtered: only method-kind Create members of Wall*.
Advanced
Just the Wall* classes themselves. The baseline we'll build on.
Same set, but hide anything in the BuiltInFailures subtree. - excludes.
Classes PLUS every method and property under each one. + = show all members.
Combine: classes plus all members, minus BuiltInFailures noise.
Stack as many -word exclusions as you want. Each one prunes that subtree from the results.
Syntax
space
AND. Each word must appear somewhere in the path.
.
Scope. Last word = node name, prior words = ancestor names.
word+
Show all members of the matched class (suffix or prefix works).
-word
Hide this token and its subtree. Stacks.
keywords
class, method, property, enum, etc. → type filter.
one word
Strict match on the node's own title only.
Settings Panel
Search settings
Match keyword(s) inside:
Search settings
Ignore keywords
Filter by type
All None
C P M C E E I S D F O

Header bar

Drag handle. Grab to move the panel anywhere on screen. × closes.

Match keyword(s) inside

  • Title default on. Client-side match against the visible label.
  • Parameters backend search across method / constructor parameter names.
  • Description backend search across the long-form description text.
  • Syntax backend search across the C# / Python / VB syntax block.
  • Inheritance backend search across the inheritance chain text.
  • Remarks backend search across the Remarks section.

Search settings

  • Case sensitive match casing exactly.
  • Whole word wall stops matching "WallType".
  • Show all members single-token search for a class drags in every method / property. Same effect as the + prefix, but persistent.
  • Only obsolete scope to deprecated pages in the active Revit year.
  • All new scope to pages new in the active Revit year (not in N-1).

Ignore keywords

Tokens (space- or comma-separated) that hide matching nodes and their entire subtree. Persistent across searches.

Filter by type

Each colored chip toggles a kind off. All / None bulk-toggle. When any chip is off, the type filter is active even with no query.

Toolbar buttons
Highlight matches. Wraps matching words in the visible labels with a colored highlight. Off by default. Persists between sessions.
Search settings. Opens the draggable cog panel (match fields, options, ignore field, type chips).
Reset. Clears EVERYTHING in one click: input, settings, ignore field, highlight toggle.
Special markers
N Autodesk.Revit.DB 2
C Wall
M Wall Methods 4
M Create
M CreateProfile ★
M Flip
M SetWidth *
P Wall Properties 3
P Width
P Height
P Location
C WallType
C M P

Type letter for Class, Method, Property, etc. Each has its own color to provide better navigation.

row

Row highlight. The currently active page.

word

Search keyword match (only shown when the highlight toggle is on).

★

New page for the current API version.

*

Page marked obsolete. Might be removed in the next version.

12

Count badge. Total items inside the parent.

Navigation tricks
Middle-click a rowOpens that page in a new RVTDocs tab (current tab stays where it is).
Ctrl+click a rowSame as middle-click. Opens in a new tab.
Switch year tab in headerReloads the sidebar tree counts and footer links for that Revit year. No flash.
Ctrl+K → pick resultPopup search across all pages. Picking a result focuses the sidebar on it: closes other groups, opens the active path, centers the row in view.