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title: "Bounding Box Operator"
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description: "The maximum dimensions of an object are displayed in the Viewport as colored corners. These corners form a bounding box, inside which the object fits. The …"
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# Bounding Box Operator

![Image: 004688.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/004688.jpg)

The maximum dimensions of an object are displayed in the Viewport as colored corners. These corners form a **bounding box**, inside which the object fits. The **dimensions** of this bounding box are displayed in the **Coordinate Manager** when the Size drop-down list is set to Size.

The Bounding Box node gives you access to the dimensions of this bounding box. The object must be a polygon object. If you want to use the node with a primitive object, you must first make the primitive editable.

In addition, if **Used Deformed Points** is enabled, deformed points will be taken into account to ensure an accurate result. The Matrix Mode setting enables you to choose local coordinates or global coordinates.

![Image: 004689.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/004689.jpg)

In the example above, the size of the bounding box for the attached object is queried. In addition the bounding box's smallest and largest corner point coordinates will be ascertained.