Searching the Schematic
Since Schematics can get large very quickly, you can search for specific nodes.
In Batch, Batch FX, or Modular Keyer, click the magnifying glass icon.
In the Search and Select in the Schematic dialog window, enable the criteria to set your search criteria.
Tip: Click Get Information From Selected Node to automatically fill in information from the selected element into the search criteria.In the example below, only clips with matching Resolution will be found. And even if the text field is filled, the Name criterion is not considered because it is not enabled.
Click Select to select in the Schematic the nodes matching the enabled criteria.
Click Select and Frame to select and frame in the Viewport the nodes matching the enabled criteria.
Most of the criteria are self-explanatory, but here are additional details regarding some of the more complicated ones.
| Criteria | Description | Options |
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| Node Type | Match nodes with the specified type. A node type is something like 2D Transform, Action, Colour Blend. |
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| Is Animated | Match nodes with either keyframes, expressions, or both. |
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| Note | Search the content of notes, matching the contents of the text field. | |
| Does Not Output | Match nodes that do not have any outgoing links from their output sockets. | |
| Has Errors | Match nodes with an error. |
Search by Colour 
You can search for nodes with a specific colour coding using the Colour criteria.
Search Presets
Create presets to gain quick access to searches you perform often.
Identifying Nodes in the Schematic
If you are looking to quickly find all the node of a given type, you can also use Find Node. Find Nodes highlights all the nodes of a one type in the Schematic, and then allows you to jump from one instance pf a node to another.
To search for a node type in the schematic:
In the Node bin or schematic, hover over the node type that you want to search for, and press Win+F (this is mapped to Find Node(s) in Batch / MK Schematic in the keyboard shortcut editor).
All nodes of the selected type are highlighted in the schematic.
Tip: Enable the Display Navigator from the View menu to help you see the complete schematic. This also displays all of the highlighted search results.Press Tab to cycle forward through the selected nodes, or Shift+Tab to cycle backwards. You can also explicitly select a node in the schematic and use Tab and Shift+Tab to cycle through all nodes of the same type.
You can also switch to Result view (F4), and use the Tab and Shift+Tab shortcuts to cycle through the search results.