Searching for Content with Autodesk Seek

You can enhance your designs by acquiring product or design information published by Autodesk, partner content providers, or other designers on Autodesk Seek.

Note: Autodesk Seek is currently available only in the English edition of the software.

Autodesk® Seek supports parametric searches, meaning that the search results returned are more or less specific depending on what you enter in the search text box. More search terms return fewer results.

To perform a search

1. Click Insert tabAutodesk Seek panelSearch Autodesk Seek, and enter the desired search term.
   Note: Autodesk Seek searches all available product information by default.
2. Press Enter or click (Search Seek Online) to search.

   The Autodesk website displays the results.

   Note: To return fewer results, enter more terms in the text box. For example, a search for “window” returns more results than a search for “fixed window 3D.”

Filtering Search Results

After you have searched for product information, you can reduce the number of displayed results by applying filters. On the Autodesk Seek web page, apply filters to narrow the results of a search.

Available filters depend on information supplied by content providers when the design files are added to the Autodesk Seek website.

Filters

• Product Attributes. Filter results by attributes common to the returned results. The attribute filters available vary depending upon the type of product searched.
• Manufacturers. Filter results by manufacturer. Manufacturer names are displayed in descending order by the number of results associated with each manufacturer. The Generic filter displays results for which no manufacturer information has been supplied.
• File Type. Filter results by file type. The file type filter excludes results that do not contain product or design information of the type selected.
• External Catalogs. Filter results by supplier catalog, such as BIMWorld.
• Product Libraries. Filter results by Autodesk product library, such as Revit Structure.
• Category. Filter results by the content category, such as Exterior Seating.
• Content Source. Filter results by the content source, either Generic or Manufacturer specific.

Downloading Content from Autodesk Seek

After you have located product or design information that you want to add to your design, you need to get it from the Autodesk Seek website and into your drawing.

Note: The first time you download a file, you must agree to and accept the Autodesk Seek terms and conditions. Accepting the terms installs a cookie on your computer. If you clear your web browser's cookies, you will need to accept the Autodesk Seek terms and conditions the next time you download a file.

To download a file

1. Select the content you wish to download.
2. From the drop-down list, click Download Selected to Local. For subscription customers, you can also select Download Selected to Cloud to download the content to Autodesk® 360.
3. Click the Download icon to the right.
4. To review the terms and conditions of use, click Terms and Conditions.

   The Autodesk Seek Terms of Use are displayed in a browser window. When ready to proceed, close the browser window to return to the Terms and Conditions page.

5. Click the I Have Read and Agree to the Terms and Conditions check box.
6. Click Accept. The File Download dialog box displays if you selected Download Selected to Local.
7. Do one of the following:
   • To display the file in its associated program, click Open.
   • To save the file, click Save. If necessary, specify a new file location and file name.

Where to extract the contents from a ZIP file

1. If a Readme TXT file exists, open it to determine where you should extract each file in the ZIP file.
2. Extract the files to the locations specified in the Readme. If the family does not have a Readme, extract the files to the locations specified in the following table.

   File Type	Location
   Family (RFA)	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Autodesk\<product name and release>\Libraries\<locale and language>
   Type catalogs (TXT) that manage parameters for families with many type variations Note: The type catalog must have exactly the same name as its family RFA file. The names are case-sensitive.	The same folder as the RFA files
   Lookup tables (CSV) that Revit MEP components use to define instance parameters	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Autodesk\<product name and release>\Lookup Tables
   Image files (BMP, JPG, JPEG, or PNG) used to create a custom color, design, texture, or bump map for a render appearance	%CM2014DIR%\Textures
   Photometric data files (IES) for use with lighting families	%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Autodesk\<product name and release>\IES