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title: "PFriction"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OP_FRICTION.html"
section_path: "Thinking Particles > Nodes > TP Dynamic Group > PFriction"
element_id: "OP_FRICTION"
description: "This page describes the PFriction node of Thinking Particles in Cinema 4D. It dampens particle motion with adjustable friction — calming streams, settling …"
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# PFriction

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page describes the **PFriction node** of Thinking Particles in **Cinema 4D**. It dampens particle motion with adjustable friction — calming streams, settling debris or gradually braking swarms, optionally mass-dependent.

![Image: 002761.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/002761.jpg)

You can add friction to the motion of particles using this Node.