Autodesk Inventor 2016 – Finding components in the browser and the scene

By Gus Petrikas 

If you are working with large assemblies in Autodesk Inventor, here's a tool you must know about:

Find in Browser

Right-click on a component (or assembly) in your viewport, and pick Find in Browser. This will locate the selected component in your left-hand Browser (Component List).

And

Find in Window

Right-click on an object in the Browser and select Find in Window (Keyboard shortcut – END button).
This will zoom in on the part or assembly in your window (viewport).

Simple and very, very effective.

Bonus Tip: Use the Selection Filter to make selecting the exact entity in the viewport much easier and quicker.