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title: "Add"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_RSMATHADD.html"
section_path: "The Node Editor > Redshift Nodes > Redshift Math Nodes > Math Float Nodes > Add"
element_id: "COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_RSMATHADD"
description: "This page covers the Add node of the Redshift renderer in Cinema 4D. It sums two scalar inputs — the most basic building block for combining masks …"
---

# Add

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page covers the **Add node** of the Redshift renderer in **Cinema 4D**. It sums two scalar inputs — the most basic building block for combining masks, offsets and values in the shader graph.

Returns *Input 1* + *Input 2*.

## In this section

- [Preview](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_RSMATHADD-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_PREVIEW.html.md)
- [Basic](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_RSMATHADD-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_BASIC.html.md)
- [Inputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_RSMATHADD-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_INPUTS.html.md)
- [Outputs](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/COM_REDSHIFT3D_REDSHIFT4C4D_NODES_CORE_RSMATHADD-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_OUTPUTS.html.md)