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title: "Utility"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/60641.html"
section_path: "The Node Editor > The individual Assets > Utility"
description: "This group contains Nodes that are primarily used to create groups or ascertain information about the current rendering, e.g., that can be displayed in …"
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# Utility

This group contains Nodes that are primarily used to create groups or ascertain information about the current rendering, e.g., that can be displayed in the console.

## In this section

- [Debug](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_PATTERN_NODE_UTILITY_DEBUG.html.md)
  - [Basic](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_PATTERN_NODE_UTILITY_DEBUG-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_BASIC.html.md)
  - [Inputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_PATTERN_NODE_UTILITY_DEBUG-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_INPUTS.html.md)
  - [Outputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_PATTERN_NODE_UTILITY_DEBUG-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_OUTPUTS.html.md)
  - [Context](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_PATTERN_NODE_UTILITY_DEBUG-NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_BASE_GROUP_CONTEXT.html.md)
- [Displacement Map](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_DISPLACEMENT.html.md)
  - [Preview](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_DISPLACEMENT-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_PREVIEW.html.md)
  - [Basic](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_DISPLACEMENT-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_BASIC.html.md)
  - [Inputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_DISPLACEMENT-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_INPUTS.html.md)
  - [Outputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_DISPLACEMENT-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_OUTPUTS.html.md)
  - [Context](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_DISPLACEMENT-NET_MAXON_RENDER_NODE_BASE_GROUP_CONTEXT.html.md)
- [Group](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NODE_GROUP.html.md)
  - [Basic](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NODE_GROUP-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_BASIC.html.md)
- [Slider](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_ASSET_UTILITY_SLIDER.html.md)
  - [Basic](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_ASSET_UTILITY_SLIDER-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_BASIC.html.md)
  - [Inputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_ASSET_UTILITY_SLIDER-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_INPUTS.html.md)
  - [Outputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_ASSET_UTILITY_SLIDER-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_OUTPUTS.html.md)
- [Sample Shader](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NEUTRON_ASSET_UTILITY_SAMPLESHADER.html.md)
  - [Basic](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NEUTRON_ASSET_UTILITY_SAMPLESHADER-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_BASIC.html.md)
  - [Inputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NEUTRON_ASSET_UTILITY_SAMPLESHADER-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_INPUTS.html.md)
  - [Outputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NEUTRON_ASSET_UTILITY_SAMPLESHADER-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_OUTPUTS.html.md)
- [Type Of](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NODE_TYPEOF.html.md)
  - [Basic](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NODE_TYPEOF-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_BASIC.html.md)
  - [Inputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NODE_TYPEOF-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_INPUTS.html.md)
  - [Outputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NODE_TYPEOF-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_OUTPUTS.html.md)
- [Refout](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NODE_REROUTE.html.md)
  - [Basic](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NODE_REROUTE-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_BASIC.html.md)
- [Variadic Count](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NODE_VARIADICCOUNT.html.md)
  - [Basic](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NODE_VARIADICCOUNT-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_BASIC.html.md)
  - [Inputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NODE_VARIADICCOUNT-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_INPUTS.html.md)
  - [Outputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NODE_VARIADICCOUNT-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_OUTPUTS.html.md)