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title: "Line"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_PATTERN_NODE_SHAPE_LINE.html"
section_path: "The Node Editor > The individual Assets > Material Generator > Line"
element_id: "NET_MAXON_PATTERN_NODE_SHAPE_LINE"
description: "This page describes the Line shape node of the classic node materials in Cinema 4D. It draws a line with definable endpoints, thickness and blur — a …"
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# Line

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page describes the **Line shape node** of the classic node materials in **Cinema 4D**. It draws a line with definable endpoints, thickness and blur — a building block for procedural pattern construction.

![Image: 043773.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/043773.jpg)\
Lines can, for example, be used to supplement scratches or patterns. Since multiple start and end points can be evaluated simultaneously, one node can be used to draw several lines at once. In this example, a cell node supplies the start positions of several lines who share the end point 0.5, 0.5 at the center of the texture tile.

This Node draws a line whose start and end points as well as color, thickness and blur can be defined individually.