# Entities

## Overview

The Entities rollout allows managing entities of the selected ecosystem.

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**Color ID** - Defines the color identifier of the entity.\
**Name** - Specifies the name of the entity.\
**Contribution** - Determines the entity occurrence probability in the distribution.

## Buttons Strip

<img src="/files/-MVRno_taQvagQtI-ENu" alt="" data-size="original">**Add Entity** - Adds a new entity.\ <img src="/files/-MVRnw_hwR892wvOXBi8" alt="" data-size="original">**Delete Entity** - Deletes the selected entity.\ <img src="/files/-MVSYx9yK6sRY2rWcgwD" alt="" data-size="original">**Normalize Contribution** - Normalizes all contribution values.\ <img src="/files/-MVSYzxNGb6EBCrGwzvE" alt="" data-size="original">**Edit Entity** - Allows editing of the selected entity.\ <img src="/files/-MVSZ10qua6l0uSJTEp7" alt="" data-size="original">**Replace Entity** - Replaces the selected entity.\ <img src="/files/-MVSZ4YG81UvCzLOmEf1" alt="" data-size="original">**Adapt Multiple** - Adapts the properties of multiple entities at once.

## Entity Properties

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**Appearance** - Defines the appearance of the selected entity in the viewport preview.\
**Local Size** - Specifies the initial size parameter of the selected entity. It is considered while checking different constraints like [Boundary Check](/manual/scopes.md#boundary-check) or [Collisions](/manual/distribution/collisions.md).\
**Local Scale** - Determines the initial scale of the selected entity.\
**Local Offset** - Controls the initial offset of the selected entity along its Z-axis. Useful for eg. when creating leaves layer laying on the lawn.


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