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title: "Node Properties"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/GVHAIR-ID_GVPROPERTIES.html"
section_path: "Simulate Menu > The Simulation System > Hair > Hair Nodes > Hair Operator > Node Properties"
element_id: "GVHAIR"
group_id: "ID_GVPROPERTIES"
description: "You can either drag a corresponding Hair object from the Object Manager into this field or you can connect a Hair Object Node (with linked Hair object) …"
---

## Node Properties

### Reference

Parameter ID: `GV_HAIR_OBJECT`

You can either drag a corresponding Hair object from the **Object Manager** into this field or you can connect a Hair Object Node (with linked Hair object) with the **Object** input port of the Hair Object Node. Both have the same effect.

### Mode

Parameter ID: `GV_HAIR_OBJECT_MODE`

Use this setting to define which segment number and how many guides or hairs should be read out:

- Guides: The number of segments defined in the Hair object's **Guides** tab.
- Dynamic Guides: The settings defined in the **Advanced** menu of the Hair object's **Dynamics** tab (a separate number of segments can be defined for Hair dynamics).
- Hairs: The number of hairs and segments defined in the **Hairs** tab.