---
title: "Field"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/FFORMULA-ID_FIELDPROPERTIES.html"
section_path: "Create Menu > Field > Field Objects > Formula Field > Field"
element_id: "FFORMULA"
group_id: "ID_FIELDPROPERTIES"
description: "The Field type can be changed here. The settings will change accordingly in the Field menu. Any layer settings that were defined in the Field list, such …"
---

## Field

### Type

Parameter ID: `FIELD_TYPE`

The Field type can be changed here. The settings will change accordingly in the Field menu. Any layer settings that were defined in the Field list, such as Remapping or color settings, will be maintained.

### Formula

Parameter ID: `FORMULAFIELD_STRING`

Enter a formula here that can contain the variables described below.

A list of possible formulas can be found under [Formulas](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/6194.html.md)

![Image: subgroup.gif](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/subgroup.gif)\
Variables

These variables can be used within a given formula.

Note that not every variable works with every object. For example, if you have a Field list in a Deformer, there will, for example, be no color or angle value (contrary to clones, individual object points have no scale/orientation).

### px,py,pz - Position

Parameter ID: `FORMULAFIELD_HELP02`

X, Y or Z coordinates.

### rx,ry,rz - Rotation

Parameter ID: `FORMULAFIELD_HELP03`

Rotation in each dimension.

### sx,sy,sz - Scale

Parameter ID: `FORMULAFIELD_HELP04`

Scaling in each dimension.

### u,v,w - UVW

Parameter ID: `FORMULAFIELD_HELP05`

These variables can be used to include UV coordinates in a given formula (see [About UVW Mapping in MoGraph](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/7443.html.md) for UV dispersion for MoGraph objects).

### id - Component Index

Parameter ID: `FORMULAFIELD_HELP06`

The unique index number for each element (polygonal objects, for example, have the point index displayed in the Structure Manager; clones the index that can be displayed via the [Display](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OMOGRAPH_MATRIX-ID_MG_TRANSFORM_GROUPTRANSFORM.html.md) option). id>10, for example, affects all elements completely whose id > 10.

### count - Component Count

Parameter ID: `FORMULAFIELD_HELP07`

The number of components (e.g., clone or point count).

### subfields - Falloff weight

Parameter ID: `FORMULAFIELD_HELP08`

The Falloff value for each element (defined by the settings in the Subfields tab).

### t,d - Time, Delta Time

Parameter ID: `FORMULAFIELD_TIME` · Range: [-∞..+∞%]

- **t**: The animation time, i.e., if this variable is added to the formula it will automatically be animated.
- **d**: The animation time multiplied by the slider's value.

### f - Frequency

Parameter ID: `FORMULAFIELD_FREQ` · Range: [-∞..+∞]

A multiplier that can be adjusted using a slider.