Functions to get a handle on objects:

• FBFindObjectsByName and FBFindObjectsByNamespace: returns a list of objects matching a pattern (can contain *). For usage, see the sample script FindObjectsWithWildcard.py.
• If you know the name of the model, use FBFindModelByName, as demonstrated in the sample script FBComponent.py.
• FBGetSelectedModels can get a handle to an object which is derived from FBModel. It searches the scene for a model, based on the model's unique name and returns a list of all the selected things in the scene.
• FBSelectObjectsByNamespace selects (or deselects) objects in the current scene.