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News Release 06-035
Doodle Search
New software can hunt through online catalogs using only a sketch
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![The 3D-Seek software rapidly locates objects with only a few quick steps.](/news/mmg/media/images/search1_f.jpg)
Unlike other part searches, the 3D-Seek software rapidly locates objects with only a few quick steps, as shown in this illustration.
Credit: Imaginestics, LLC
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![Even a simple sketch can be used to search the thousands of parts in the 3D-Seek online database](/news/mmg/media/images/search2_f.jpg)
Even a simple sketch can be used to search the thousands of parts in the 3D-Seek online database. This sketch is for a small piece of hardware.
Credit: Imaginestics, LLC
![In addition to freehand sketches, users can upload and trace photographs of parts they want](/news/mmg/media/images/search3_f.jpg)
In addition to freehand sketches, users can upload photographs of parts they want, then trace them into the 3D-Seek doodler.
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![Once 3D-Seek finds the part, the software displays a 3-D, rotatable image](/news/mmg/media/images/search4_f.jpg)
Once 3D-Seek finds a part, the software displays a 3-D, rotatable image and information on the piece.
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![In addition to running searches, users can manually hunt for parts in the 3D-Seek database](/news/mmg/media/images/search5_f.jpg)
In addition to running searches, users can manually hunt for parts in the 3D-Seek database.
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