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Advanced Search Operators

Advanced search operators are query words that perform special actions when you search the 3D Warehouse. These operators allow you to find what you're looking for quickly and accurately. Some of the most useful operators are listed below. You can also use advanced search operators by clicking on Advanced Search next to the search box.

Operator Definition Example(s)

author:

Used to specify the author's nick name

author:bryce
author:"vanilla bryce"

tags:

Search for terms used in the model's tags
*Tags must be separated by a blank space and the tags must match all the search terms

tags:bench
tags:"tea house"

title:

Search for terms in the title field.
*The title must contain all of the search terms

title:house
title:"Eiffel Tower"

description:

Search for terms in the description field.
*The description must contain all of the search terms

description:house
description:"house in the woods"

complexity:

Search for models with a given level of complexity

complexity:low
complexity:med
complexity:high

max-polys:

Search for models with fewer than the given number of polygons

max-polys:800

min-rating:

Used to search for items with a specified or higher star rating
*Must be an integer 1-5

min-rating:4

filetype:

Search for models that contain the given file type

filetype:skp
filetype:kmz
filetype:dae
filetype:xml

in-collection:

Used to search for models by their parent collection ID or parent collection URL

in-collection:345ae5689082828
in-collection:http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=3fbef7b91cd76613f6dcb9e43126f21d

is:model
is:collection

Used to limit your search results to models or collections only

*must be used in conjunction with another search term

is:model title:bench
is:collection tags:building

is:geo

Search for items that are geo-located (marked with a location on Earth)

is:geo

is:best-of-geo

Search for models that were chosen for the "3D Buildings" layer in Google Earth
*Must be used in conjunction with one of the following criteria: tags, parent collection ID, address, title, description, author, minimum rating, creation or modification date

is:best-of-geo tags:colorado

near:

Search for items that are "near" the given location

near:"Boulder, Colorado"
near:"1234 Pearl St, Boulder, Colorado"

within:

Search for items that are "within" the given location. This modifier works in meters. Typically used with the "near:" modifier.

near:"123 Main Street, 80432" within:100

before:
after:

Returns items created before or after the given date
*Must be used in conjunction with one of the following criteria: tags, parent collection ID, address, title, description or author

before:10/23/2007 author: google
after:10/19/2007 tags:couch

modified-before:
modified-after:

Returns items last modified before or after the given date
*Must be used in conjunction with one of the following criteria: tags, parent collection ID, address, title, description or author

modified-before:10/23/2007 description: tower
modified-after:10/19/2007 title:tower

is:dynamic

Search for dynamic models only

is:dynamic

is:downloadable

Search for downloadable models only

is:downloadable

updated 10/16/2012