(CompoundCell node) is integrated with the OpenBuildings™ Designer Compound Cell Manager utility. Its default technique, ByNodes allows you to define the Compound Cell's origin, 3D and 2D perforator components using OpenBuildings™ GenerativeComponents nodes and save it to an existing cell library to be accessed from the Compound Cell Manager dialog.

You can create the compound cell's components using regular OpenBuildings™ GenerativeComponents geometry nodes such as Point, Solid and Polygon. The minimum continent of geometry nodes required to create a CompoundCell node with the ByNodes technique is the Solid node. The PlanSymbols and Perforator inputs are optional.

1. Create a solid and two polygons. A horizontal polygon to act as the compound cell's plan symbol and a vertical polygon to act as the compound cell's perforator element.
2. Add a CompoundCell node to the Graph. The default ByNoides technique is active.
3. Draw a wire from the Solid input port to the solid01 node's overall node.
4. Draw a wire from the OriginPoint input port to the point01 node's overall node (bottom left vertex of solid).
5. Click the downward pointing arrow on the left side of the CompoundCell node, and "pin" the PlanSymbols and Perforator inputs.
6. Draw a wire from the PlanSymbols input port to the polygon02 (horizontal polygon) node's overall node.
7. Draw a wire from the Perforator input port to the polygon03 (vertical polygon) node's overall node.
8. For the CellLibraryName input, you must select from an existing cell library ('BasePlate.bxc').
9. For the CellName input, you must select from an existing cell name already defined in the cell library ('BasePlate.bxc').
10. Click next to the CellDescription port. Enter a description for the compound cell. The description must be encapsulated in single quotes ('test ccell').

The node will resolve, the new compound cell "test ccell" will be added to the BasePlate.bxc cell library, and it appears in the Compound Cell Manager dialog.