Search Symbol Instances (INSYMBOL)

The INSYMBOL attribute specifier will cause the search to enter any symbols encountered and perform a search on the symbols’ definition. For example, suppose you are laying out a large office and wish to count the total number of desk components that will need to be purchased. Your document contains a mixture of individual desk and desk return symbols, plus symbols which are comprised of a combination of the two desk components. A search using the term

(S IN ['3660 Desk','3660 LH Return'])

will return an inaccurate count, as it does not include instances of those symbols which are themselves inside another symbol. Adding the INSYMBOL type specifier to the term:

((S IN ['3660 Desk','LH Return']) & (INSYMBOL))

will force the search to enter any symbols encountered and detect any nested instances of the symbols in the search term.