--- title: "PDie" url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OP_DIE.html" section_path: "Thinking Particles > Nodes > TP Standard Group > PDie" element_id: "OP_DIE" description: "This page covers the PDie node of Thinking Particles in Cinema 4D. It terminates particles at a defined time — the basic lifetime control in TP setups …" --- # PDie > **Note:** **What is it about?** > > This page covers the **PDie node** of Thinking Particles in **Cinema 4D**. It terminates particles at a defined time — the basic lifetime control in TP setups, often triggered by conditions for event-based removal. ![Image: 002749.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/002749.jpg) This Node sets the time at which particles will die.