The global search page gives you access to all your content on the Kinship website.

From the global search page you can search in the library, collections and models to see all of your content. For the administrator the results will also include results from private collections and models.

The page provides a central point where content can be found, viewed, downloaded and managed.

The landing page is reached by clicking on the Search item on the top right of the main tabs. On entering the tab you will be presented with links to your recent searches or you can enter a new term in the search box.

Viewing Options

The results of the search are displayed in a table and can be shown in either a basic or detailed view by selecting the option on the right of the menu bar.

• If there are more than 60 matches the first 60 results will be displayed with further being loaded as you scroll down through the list.
• Clicking on a row will take you to the detail page for that family.
• You can also get to the detail page by clicking the three-dots menu at the end of the row and choosing View Family.

Sorting and Filtering

You can order the results using the Sort by … dropdown menu. The sort will still apply in the Basic view if the element being sorted on is not visible.

• A set of filters are provided across the top of the table that you can use to restrict the results shown.
• Where appropriate, for example in supported Revit versions, you can select multiple values for the filter.

Loading Families into Revit

Note: You must have a compatible version of Revit (same version as the family or higher) installed on your computer for the options in this section to be enabled. If no compatible version of Revit is found, the buttons will be greyed out.

Loading a family into a model:

1. Ensure that Revit is running with the model that you want to load the family open in the active tab.
2. Click on the blue Load button to the far right of the family you would like to open or click on the three-dots menu and select Load Family.
3. The family will be added to the model. If a family with the same name already exists in the model you will be prompted as to whether to overwrite it or not.
   • If no model is open in the active tab, the family will be opened in the Family Editor.
   • If Revit is not running it will be started and the family opened in the Family Editor.

Loading a family in the Family Editor:

1. Click on the three-dots menu to the far right of the family you would like to edit and select Edit Family.
2. The family will be downloaded and opened in the Family Editor.
   • If Revit is open in the Family Editor a new tab will be opened.
   • If Revit is not running it will be started and the family opened in the Family Editor.
   • If the family file already exists in the download location (by default your Documents folder) you will be prompted as to whether to overwrite or save the file in another location.

Downloading Family Files

You can also download families to your computer using one of two methods:

For an individual family:

1. Click on the three-dots menu to the right of the family you would like to download and select Download.
   • A zip file containing the family file and the image file for the thumbnail will be placed in the download directory of your browser.
   • The file will have the name of the string entered in the search box.

For multiple families:

1. Click the Edit button in the right of the menu bar at the top of the page. This will put you into the Edit mode and display a menu of options.
2. Select the families that you would like to download by clicking on the row.
   • Clicking on a row will toggle whether it is selected or not.
   • Selected rows are blue.
   • Multiple rows can be selected.
3. Click on the Download option in the top menu bar.
4. All the selected families will included in a single zip file with the name of the string entered in the search box and downloaded.

Managing Content Admins

As an administrator you can perform a number of activities directly from the search page.

If an item is not in the library you can add it there:

1. Click on the three-dots menu and select Add to Library from the dropdown.
2. If a family with the same name already exists in the library it will be added with a number in brackets after its name.

You can approve or unapprove a family which is in the library:

1. Click on the three-dots menu and select Approve or Unapprove as appropriate. Only one of these will be available depending on the current status of the family.
2. Note: that approval status only affects families in the library.

You can delete a family:

1. Click on the three-dots menu and select Delete from the dropdown.
   1. A family in the library will be moved to the deleted area, but can be restored from the library page. For details on this see the library documentation.
   2. A family in a model or a collection will be permanently removed from Kinship. This operation cannot be undone.