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title: "PShape"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OP_OBJECTSHAPE.html"
section_path: "Thinking Particles > Nodes > TP Standard Group > PShape"
element_id: "OP_OBJECTSHAPE"
description: "This page covers the PShape node of Thinking Particles in Cinema 4D. Together with the TP Geometry object it assigns real geometry to particles — turning …"
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# PShape

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page covers the **PShape node** of Thinking Particles in **Cinema 4D**. Together with the TP Geometry object it assigns real geometry to particles — turning abstract points into rendered objects, per group and including sub-groups.

![Image: 002729.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/002729.jpg)

The Particle Geometry object is needed if you are going to use objects as particles.

When the TP Geometry object is selected, its settings are displayed in the **Attribute Manager**. Drag the name of the desired particle group from the Thinking Particles Settings and drop it into the Particle Group box. If Sub Groups is enabled, the sub-groups of the chosen object will also be assigned to the particle group.

This Node enables you to assign a shape to particles. In other words, you can use this Node to define an object as particles.

![Image: 002731.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/002731.jpg)

Below is an example created for owners of [MoGraph](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/7439.html.md). MoGraph works in a limited fashion with Thinking Particles (see [Cloner object](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OMOGRAPH_CLONER-ID_OBJECTPROPERTIES.html.md) and [Matrix object](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OMOGRAPH_MATRIX.html.md)).

In order to emit objects, relatively complex XPresso Expressions are required. The following settings can be used to make things easier:

![Image: 023940.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/023940.jpg)

All you have to do then is make the objects to be emitted a Child object of the Cloner object.