how to build reusable components in touchsesigner (Base COMP guide) | tutorial

learn how to use reusable components in touchdesigner so you can reuse the same visual effects across projects, without rebuilding your network from scratch. in this tutorial, we build a reusable grid lines component from scratch using a base comp, custom parameters, and the palette, so you can drop it into any project and control it from the outside. this technique comes very handy for any audiovisual projects. what you'll learn - what a component is in touchdesigner - how to build a reusable component - two ways to add custom parameters - how to save your component to the palette for future projects - best practices: cloning components, labelling ports, testing ranges 00:00 intro 01:20 what is reusable comp 02:35 building a reusable grid lines comp 05:02 custom parameters — bottom-up approach 07:10 custom parameters — top-down approach 09:06 saving to the palette & reusing across projects 09:45 driving parameters with lfo & chop references 13:46 best practices for reusable components 📁 commercial-use project file https://www.patreon.com/posts/custom-component-157073443?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link 📁 free audio-reactive component https://www.patreon.com/posts/audio-reactive-131700570?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copylink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link audio reactive tutorial https://youtu.be/nZi6Z4HanDM?si=ahop9R86oK3jhG_Z https://youtu.be/l4nZbXZgfCM?si=oJshYzSlnzhwxNKl https://youtu.be/d9ZqXtYgW7g?si=exMiRTZACC4ly3Yz https://youtu.be/KxGN217aqWs?si=F_L6ZhPk9_AasbAV https://youtu.be/Dx7xUdybX14?si=UH4F3lYIkmPlk7kW if this helped, like and subscribe. drop a question in the comments if anything wasn't clear — and let me know what tutorials or effects you want to see next. see you in the next one. #griddesign #touchdesigner #touchdesignertutorial #reusablecomponents #basecomp #vj #visualiser #generativeart #customparameters #vjloop #livevisuals #creativecoding #griddesign #interactiveart