Use the Component node () to collect nodes that define something specific that are needed in several places, or to group nodes together to avoid long lists of nodes under a feature or property.

To add a Component:

To add a wide variety of features, right-click the Component node or click the buttons on the Component, Model, or Physics Interface toolbars. The available features are described throughout this chapter.

The Settings window has a section to specify parameters.

For information about the Dependencies window’s information about dependencies, see Dependencies.

Specify parameters by filling in the columns Name, Description, and Default expression. A parameter expression can be changed for each component link that uses this component.

Select the Loop parameter check box to activate looping over the elements of a dependent variable. Enter the Name, Description, and Default expression in the corresponding columns of the table.