Answers.Body: <p>Okay Bro, here we go.  I still use LEGO Digital Designer.  Open it, and you'll be using a combination of a few tools to filter out the exact piece locations in your model's 3 dimensional space.</p>
  <p>Below we'll use pictures of Bowser as an example for a few selections.
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  <p>The &quot;Selection&quot; tool sub tools:</p>
  <ol>
  <li><p>Single Selection: Pick one piece you want to move.</p>
  </li>
  <li><p>Multiple Selection: Pick multiple pieces you want to move. Shortcut Key:  Hold down control button to to select multiple pieces.</p>
  </li>
  <li><p>Connected Selection: Move the pieces that interlock in a continuous cluster. (VERY USEFUL FOR ME!)</p>
  </li>
  <li><p>Color: Pick a specific color.</p>
  </li>
  <li><p>Shape: Pick a specific shape REGARDLESS of color.</p>
  </li>
  <li><p>Color and Shape: Pick a specific shape and color.</p>
  </li>
  </ol>
  <p>A combination of two other tools that will bring it all together is the &quot;Invert&quot; Selection Tool and the &quot;Hide&quot; Section tool.</p>
  <p>Connected + Hide Example:</p>
  <p>In this example of &quot;Connected&quot; Selection, look at Bowser's toes.  They're not highlighted, which means they are not connected, but after we hit the &quot;Hide&quot; button we see a green piece of Bowser's chest just a floatin' too.
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  Connected.</p>
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  Hidden.</p>
  <p>Multiple Shape + Invert + Hide + Shape and Color Example:</p>
  <p>I buy my models on Bricklink.com but have to upload them through Stud.io, but Stud.io doesn't recognize which 1x1 tiles LEGO Digital Designer is using.  So, I have to filter them out regardless of color, and figure out how many of each color I need to manually add them to my purchase later.
  <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/aejbi.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/aejbi.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a>
  Selection of 1x1 tile regardless of color.</p>
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  Invert Selection.</p>
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  Hide non 1x1 tiles.</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/vS87i.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/vS87i.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a>
  Specific Color and Shape for PINK.  Lower left corner tells me exact amount I need in this color.</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/op4RX.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/op4RX.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a>
  Specific Color and Shape for GREEN.  Lower left corner tells me exact amount I need in this color.</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/g7lYl.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/g7lYl.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a>
  Specific Color and Shape for TAN.  Lower left corner tells me exact amount I need in this color.</p>
  <p>With these combinations you should be able quickly see and fix your shit!  Good luck and Later!</p>
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Answers.Text: invert selection is the key here, very good explanation of LDD functionality which I had no idea of
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Body: <p>For a missed/loose piece that needs to be reattached, I plan to check all the steps where the piece was used. If I can also get an overview of the possible piece locations from the existing 3D models, that should speed things up as well. However, I don't see any option to filter/show by piece in Mecabricks or LDD. Is there any other way?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: If you're trying to reattach one piece to a single set, I would advise you to let us know in your question which set and part you're trying to reattach. If you're just asking to find out if there is a function to search for part usage during building, hopefully someone answers you soon :)
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Comments.Text: @SlicksterTheBrickster It was something from 75192..figured it out in the end by careful backtracking. I did not specify any model so that the question can be more useful to others.
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ThreadText: # How to visually search for specific parts in a 3D model?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-05-21)
  
  For a missed/loose piece that needs to be reattached, I plan to check all the steps where the piece was used. If I can also get an overview of the possible piece locations from the existing 3D models, that should speed things up as well. However, I don't see any option to filter/show by piece in Mecabricks or LDD. Is there any other way?
  
  **Tags:** building, software, tools
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: If you're trying to reattach one piece to a single set, I would advise you to let us know in your question which set and part you're trying to reattach. If you're just asking to find out if there is a function to search for part usage during building, hopefully someone answers you soon :)  
  > **username_0**: @SlicksterTheBrickster It was something from 75192..figured it out in the end by careful backtracking. I did not specify any model so that the question can be more useful to others.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2018-06-27. Score: 7 | Accepted answer
  
  Okay Bro, here we go. I still use LEGO Digital Designer. Open it, and you'll be using a combination of a few tools to filter out the exact piece locations in your model's 3 dimensional space.
  
  Below we'll use pictures of Bowser as an example for a few selections.
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Lthxy.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/Lthxy.jpg)
  
  The "Selection" tool sub tools:
  
  1. Single Selection: Pick one piece you want to move.
  2. Multiple Selection: Pick multiple pieces you want to move. Shortcut Key: Hold down control button to to select multiple pieces.
  3. Connected Selection: Move the pieces that interlock in a continuous cluster. (VERY USEFUL FOR ME!)
  4. Color: Pick a specific color.
  5. Shape: Pick a specific shape REGARDLESS of color.
  6. Color and Shape: Pick a specific shape and color.
  
  A combination of two other tools that will bring it all together is the "Invert" Selection Tool and the "Hide" Section tool.
  
  Connected + Hide Example:
  
  In this example of "Connected" Selection, look at Bowser's toes. They're not highlighted, which means they are not connected, but after we hit the "Hide" button we see a green piece of Bowser's chest just a floatin' too.
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/6H17W.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/6H17W.jpg)
  Connected.
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/0NHO9.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/0NHO9.jpg)
  Hidden.
  
  Multiple Shape + Invert + Hide + Shape and Color Example:
  
  I buy my models on Bricklink.com but have to upload them through Stud.io, but Stud.io doesn't recognize which 1x1 tiles LEGO Digital Designer is using. So, I have to filter them out regardless of color, and figure out how many of each color I need to manually add them to my purchase later.
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/aejbi.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/aejbi.jpg)
  Selection of 1x1 tile regardless of color.
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/By5w7.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/By5w7.jpg)
  Invert Selection.
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/5KQI0.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/5KQI0.jpg)
  Hide non 1x1 tiles.
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/vS87i.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/vS87i.jpg)
  Specific Color and Shape for PINK. Lower left corner tells me exact amount I need in this color.
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/op4RX.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/op4RX.jpg)
  Specific Color and Shape for GREEN. Lower left corner tells me exact amount I need in this color.
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/g7lYl.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/g7lYl.jpg)
  Specific Color and Shape for TAN. Lower left corner tells me exact amount I need in this color.
  
  With these combinations you should be able quickly see and fix your shit! Good luck and Later!
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/AFiPv.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/AFiPv.jpg)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: invert selection is the key here, very good explanation of LDD functionality which I had no idea of  
  
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