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title: "AOV Nodes"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/Redshift_Nodes_Utility_AOV.html"
section_path: "The Node Editor > Redshift Nodes > Redshift Utility Nodes > Redshift AOV Nodes"
description: "The basic concept of these nodes is the same. They offer inputs for colors, integer values or float values and can make them available to Custom AOVs."
---

# Redshift AOV Nodes

These nodes allow to write information to *Custom AOVs*.

The basic concept of these nodes is the same. They offer inputs for colors, integer values or float values and can make them available to *Custom AOVs*.

The following images give a demonstration of a typical use.

![Image: Store_Scalar_To_AOV_1.png](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/_REDSHIFT_/Resources/Images/Store_Scalar_To_AOV_1.png)

By placing the *Store Scalar To AOV* node inbetwee the *Material* node and the *Output* node, we can add float values to the rendered material, that can be shown in a *Custom AOV*.

Use the *AOV Input* value to set the value that should be shown in the Custom AOV.

Use The *AOV Name* to choose an available Custom AOV to display your value. If there is no Custom AOV setup already, you can also choose *Add new Custom AOV* and enter a name for it here.

In this example a new Custom AOV with the name "myMask" was created. Different values can be sent to several custom AOVs. New entries are added automatically when an *AOV Name* is selected or created.

![Image: Store_Scalar_To_AOV_2.png](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/_REDSHIFT_/Resources/Images/Store_Scalar_To_AOV_2.png)

The new Custom AOV is added to the *Redshift AOV Manager*. You can have multiple Custom AOVs with your rendering.

![Image: Store_Scalar_To_AOV_3.png](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/_REDSHIFT_/Resources/Images/Store_Scalar_To_AOV_3.png)

In the Redshift RenderView we can have a look at the rendered AOVs. In our example the Custom AOV is filled with the value 1 which equals the color white. This way you can use the custom AOV similar to a Cinema 4D *Object ID* Multi Pass.