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title: "PSurfacePosition"
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section_path: "Thinking Particles > Nodes > TP Helper Group > PSurfacePosition"
element_id: "HP_SURFACEPOSITION"
description: "When used in combination with a PBorn node, this node provides an easy way to emit particles from an object's surface. It calculates randomly selected …"
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# PSurfacePosition

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When used in combination with a PBorn node, this node provides an easy way to emit particles from an object's surface. It calculates randomly selected positions on the points, edges or polygons of a polygon object. The polygon object may be deformed if you wish; the positions will still be calculated correctly.