NiagaraVirtualComponents (or simply Niagara “virtuals”) are the Niagara driver implementation of Baja Virtual components. They reside under the NiagaraVirtualDeviceExt (“Virtual” slot) of each NiagaraStation. Typically, note that Niagara virtuals are possible only in an Supervisor station’s NiagaraNetwork (the niagaraDriver feature in the host’s license must have “virtual” attribute set to true). In this scenario, if the “Virtuals Enabled” property of a NiagaraStation is set to true, the entire component structure of that station can be dynamically modeled using Niagara virtuals.

Note that the Workbench icon for each Niagara virtual has a small “ghost” () superimposed in the lower right over the “normal” icon for that type—a visual reminder that you are looking into the “virtual component space” that represents that station.

For more details, see Niagara virtual components.