## Chapter 11: Components

A Component is a group of structured and unstructured Parts to which you can collectively apply operations.

This panel lets you define Components and use them to perform various operations.

Component List

- The top box displays a list of the Components you have defined. You can select a Component in this list.

  New creates a new Component.

- Modify enables editing of an existing Component.

- Delete removes a Component.

- Review enables review existing Components.

Fill

- Material fills all Parts of the selected Component with a material.

- Velocity assigns a velocity to all Parts of the selected Component.

- Initial Conditions assigns initial conditions to all Parts of the selected Component.

Boundary

- Apply Boundary applies a boundary condition to the selected Component.

- Clear Boundary clears a boundary condition from the selected Component with a material.

Transformations

- Translate all Parts of the selected Component.

- Rotate all Parts of the selected Component.

- Scale all Parts of the selected Component.

Operations

- Copy the selected Component.

  Note that unstructured Parts cannot be copied.

- Delete all Parts of the selected Component.

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