7 COMPs

Object components create, light, and view 3D scenes

Other components include components that create keyframe animations, replicate other Operators, and create output windows

An interesting fact to put things in perspective is that a large amount of TouchDesigner is made from components inside of TouchDesigner. Understanding this really helps in grasping the granularity of TouchDesigner, and how to approach working on various projects. For example, all Panel components are made of other Operators. Create a Button COMP, and inside its Network, its background is made of a Text TOP, and its on/off values are being generated by a Panel CHOP. Similarly, all of TouchDesigner’s UI is made and stored in the ‘ui’ container in the root of all projects. Even the menus and dialogs, like the MIDI Mapper Dialog and the Variables Dialog, are created using other TouchDesigner components.