Component
The organizational building block for everything you design
What It Is
A Component is a group of entities with exported parameters. It is the central organizational building block in SiteCAD — the only element type that can contain children. Components let you bundle solids, traces, boundaries, and other elements into a single logical unit with a clean parameter interface.
Components can be saved as reusable templates and placed as linked instances throughout your project. Change the template once and every instance updates automatically. Expose key dimensions and settings as parameters so each instance can be adjusted without breaking the link to the original design.
Key Capabilities
Hierarchical Grouping
Nest entities together into meaningful assemblies
Exported Parameters
Expose dimensions and settings for external control
Templating
Save as reusable templates in your project library
Instancing
Place multiple copies that stay linked to the original
Child Entity Support
Add solids, traces, boundaries, and more as children
Propagation
Changes to a template automatically update all instances
Use Cases
| Homesteaders | Package a chicken coop design with adjustable dimensions |
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| Civil Engineers | Template retaining wall sections for reuse along a slope |
| Farmers | Create repeatable planting bed layouts with spacing parameters |
| Developers | Standardize lot infrastructure packages across subdivisions |
Try Components
Open the editor to create a component, add child entities, and export parameters for reuse across your project.