Search Content is a SketchUp extension designed to quickly locate objects, groups and components inside large models.
Instead of manually browsing the Outliner, simply enter a keyword and the plugin instantly finds and selects every matching element.
Why Search Content?
As industrial models grow, navigating thousands of components quickly becomes time consuming.
Search Content allows you to instantly locate objects by name, making model navigation significantly faster and more efficient.
Features
- 🔍 Search by keyword
- 📦 Search groups
- 🧩 Search components
- 📄 Search instance names
- 🌳 Recursive search inside nested objects
- ✅ Automatically selects matching objects
- ⚡ Fast, lightweight and easy to use
- 🆓 Completely free
Typical applications
- Large industrial facilities
- Process engineering
- Mechanical assemblies
- Structural steel models
- Piping projects
- BIM coordination
- Existing installations
- Equipment maintenance
Example searches
pump
bolt
assembly
support
motor
valve
The plugin highlights every matching object directly inside SketchUp.
Installation
- Open SketchUp
- Open Extension Manager
- Click Install Extension
- Select search_content.rbz
- Enable the extension
Compatibility
| Platform | Status |
|---|---|
| SketchUp 2022 | ✅ |
| SketchUp 2023 | ✅ |
| SketchUp 2024 | ✅ |
| SketchUp 2025 | ✅ |
| SketchUp 2026 | ✅ |
| Windows | ✅ |
| macOS | ✅ |
Technical information
| Version | 1.0 |
| Language | Ruby |
| Extension | RBZ |
| License | Free |
| Developer | NexData |