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# Evaluate Component

## Overview

The Evaluate Component supplies detailed information about the Entity.

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## Inputs

**Entity ID** \[EID] (Guid) - Entity identifier provided by the [Decompose Component](/manual/grasshopper/general-components/decompose-component.md)

## Outputs

**Name** \[N] (String) - Entity name.\
**Geometry** \[G] (Geometry Base) - List of Geometry objects that builds up the Entity.\
**Material** \[M] (Various) - List of Materials used by Geometry objects of the Entity.

## Menu Options

**Material \[Variable]** - Toggles Material output type between: Name (String), Color (Color), Texture (RenderTexture), Object (RenderMaterial).

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