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title: "Metaball Tag"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TMETABALL.html"
section_path: "Object Manager > Tags Menu > Modeling Tags > Metaball Tag"
element_id: "TMETABALL"
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description: "This page documents the Metaball tag in Cinema 4D. Assigned to objects inside a Metaball generator, it gives each object its own influence radius and …"
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# Metaball Tag

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page documents the **Metaball tag** in **Cinema 4D**. Assigned to objects inside a Metaball generator, it gives each object its own influence radius and strength — fine-tuning how spheres, splines or particles blend into the merged organic surface.

You can assign this tag to an object that is grouped under a Metaball object (actually you can assign it to any object, but it makes no sense there). You can find out what Metaballs actually are and how they work [here](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OMETABALL.html.md).

# Example

2 spheres with Metaball tags cross a Text metaball:

[Video: 2026](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/2026-1_metaball_tag_01_.mp4)

[![Image: halvar.png](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/halvar.png)](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Scenes/2026-1_metaball_tag_01_.c4d)