--- title: "Attribute Nodes" url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/Redshift_Nodes_Utility_Attribute.html" section_path: "The Node Editor > Redshift Nodes > Redshift Utility Nodes > Redshift Attribute Nodes" description: "These nodes can read values from a geometry and give access to rendertime information, such as the ray origin or normal directions of the rendered surface." --- # Redshift Attribute Nodes These nodes can read values from a geometry and give access to rendertime information, such as the ray origin or normal directions of the rendered surface. ## In this section - [Point Attribute](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_PARTICLEATTRIBUTELOOKUP.html.md) - [Preview](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_PARTICLEATTRIBUTELOOKUP-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_PREVIEW.html.md) - [Basic](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_PARTICLEATTRIBUTELOOKUP-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_BASIC.html.md) - [Inputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_PARTICLEATTRIBUTELOOKUP-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_INPUTS.html.md) - [Outputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_PARTICLEATTRIBUTELOOKUP-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_OUTPUTS.html.md) - [State](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_STATE.html.md) - [Preview](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_STATE-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_PREVIEW.html.md) - [Basic](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_STATE-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_BASIC.html.md) - [General](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_STATE-COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_STATE_GROUP_0.html.md) - [Outputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_STATE-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_OUTPUTS.html.md) - [Vertex Attribute](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_VERTEXATTRIBUTELOOKUP.html.md) - [Preview](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_VERTEXATTRIBUTELOOKUP-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_PREVIEW.html.md) - [Basic](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_VERTEXATTRIBUTELOOKUP-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_BASIC.html.md) - [General](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_VERTEXATTRIBUTELOOKUP-COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_VERTEXATTRIBUTELOOKUP_GROUP_0.html.md) - [Outputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_VERTEXATTRIBUTELOOKUP-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_OUTPUTS.html.md)