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title: "Decompose Matrix"
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description: "This page covers the Decompose Matrix node of the Scene Nodes system in Cinema 4D. It extracts position, scale and rotation from a matrix — the analytic …"
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# Decompose Matrix

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page covers the **Decompose Matrix node** of the Scene Nodes system in **Cinema 4D**. It extracts position, scale and rotation from a matrix — the analytic counterpart of Compose Matrix.

This Node's function is opposite of the [Compose Matrix](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NODE_COMPOSEMATRIX.html.md) Node. The position and scale of the object system as well as the rotation of the coordinate system can be output for the matrix that in input here.