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title: "Truncate"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NODE_ARRAY_TRUNCATE.html"
section_path: "The Node Editor > The individual Assets > Data Structures > Truncate"
element_id: "NET_MAXON_NODE_ARRAY_TRUNCATE"
description: "This page documents the Truncate node of the Scene Nodes system in Cinema 4D. It cuts a chosen number of entries off an array's end — the simple way to …"
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# Truncate

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page documents the **Truncate node** of the Scene Nodes system in **Cinema 4D**. It cuts a chosen number of entries off an array's end — the simple way to shorten data lists.

This Node can be used to delete any number of entries at the end of an Array and will shorten the Array correspondingly.