{"id":16256,"date":"2023-08-30T13:20:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T17:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/?p=16256"},"modified":"2026-03-26T08:58:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:58:54","slug":"speed-up-your-search-by-shape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/speed-up-your-search-by-shape\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfaf Speed up your search by shape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Combine shape with metadata to find that part<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finding similar parts just by their shape is a very powerful capability. You never know if your colleagues are designing, manufacturing or purchasing parts that are similar to ones you are working on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Not sure what the part you need is called? Search by shape!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Search by shape to find parts&#8230; anytime and when you are just not quite sure what they&#8217;re called. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Searching by shape helps you find all the parts that are similar to the one that interests you. <strong>This complete collection is a stepping stone to to a collation of data you could not otherwise obtain.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For all parts like this one:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What are the prices?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where is the stock located?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which machine tools are used in their manufacture?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which of my products use these so I can consolidate and establish a best practice?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/4cfec768-b9af-4579-8a4a-dc73387c6961-en-US-video.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Teamcenter has always provided metadata filtering on shape search results. Now though that filtering is available on the same dialog as the shape similarity and size controls. This means you can find all the similar plastic fasteners in one window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the associated video we can see that using the &#8220;left&#8221; model for a search by shape, we find the &#8220;right&#8221; one. Then, further down the list of results we find both left and right of related parts. Then we use the metadata to drill down to the item of choice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/08\/Shape-search-3-1-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"search by shape\" class=\"wp-image-16285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/08\/Shape-search-3-1-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/08\/Shape-search-3-1-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/08\/Shape-search-3-1-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/08\/Shape-search-3-1-1536x1019.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/08\/Shape-search-3-1-900x597.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/08\/Shape-search-3-1.jpg 1975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The takeaways from this article are not just how we make it easier to find parts. It is also an illustration of the integration of Teamcenter with NX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/geolus-shape-search-in-teamcenter\/\">Geolus Shape Search<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-teal-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-teal-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:21px\"><strong>Start fast and grow with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens.com\/en-us\/products\/teamcenter\/teamcenter-x-cloud-plm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teamcenter X<\/a>   |   Make smarter decisions with <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AI-powered PLM<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-teal-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-teal-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-cyan-background-color has-text-color has-background has-text-align-center has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/plm.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/teamcenter\/\" style=\"border-radius:57px;font-size:30px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Teamcenter Solutions<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-cyan-background-color has-text-color has-background has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/plm.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/teamcenter\/trials\/\" style=\"border-radius:57px;font-size:30px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>30-day trial<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find similar parts by shape even faster! 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