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title: "Surface"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/60638.html"
section_path: "The Node Editor > The individual Assets > Surface"
description: "This group contains Nodes that can be used to define individual properties of a given material such as the emission behavior, reflectivity or Normal …"
---

# Surface

This group contains Nodes that can be used to define individual properties of a given material such as the emission behavior, reflectivity or Normal orientation.

## In this section

- [BSDF](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_BSDF.html.md)
  - [Preview](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_BSDF-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_PREVIEW.html.md)
  - [Basic](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_BSDF-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_BASIC.html.md)
  - [Inputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_BSDF-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_INPUTS.html.md)
  - [Outputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_BSDF-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_OUTPUTS.html.md)
  - [Context](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_BSDF-NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_BASE_GROUP_CONTEXT.html.md)
- [Bump Map](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_BUMP.html.md)
  - [Preview](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_BUMP-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_PREVIEW.html.md)
  - [Basic](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_BUMP-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_BASIC.html.md)
  - [Inputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_BUMP-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_INPUTS.html.md)
  - [Outputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_BUMP-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_OUTPUTS.html.md)
  - [Context](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_BUMP-NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_BASE_GROUP_CONTEXT.html.md)
- [Emission](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_EMISSION.html.md)
  - [Preview](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_EMISSION-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_PREVIEW.html.md)
  - [Basic](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_EMISSION-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_BASIC.html.md)
  - [Inputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_EMISSION-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_INPUTS.html.md)
  - [Outputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_EMISSION-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_OUTPUTS.html.md)
  - [Context](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_EMISSION-NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_BASE_GROUP_CONTEXT.html.md)
- [Material](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_MATERIAL.html.md)
  - [Preview](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_MATERIAL-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_PREVIEW.html.md)
  - [Basic](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_MATERIAL-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_BASIC.html.md)
  - [Inputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_MATERIAL-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_INPUTS.html.md)
  - [Context](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_MATERIAL-NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_BASE_GROUP_CONTEXT.html.md)
- [Normal Map](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_NORMAL.html.md)
  - [Preview](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_NORMAL-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_PREVIEW.html.md)
  - [Basic](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_NORMAL-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_BASIC.html.md)
  - [Inputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_NORMAL-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_INPUTS.html.md)
  - [Outputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_NORMAL-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_OUTPUTS.html.md)
  - [Context](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_NORMAL-NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_BASE_GROUP_CONTEXT.html.md)