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title: "Ray Operator"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/GVRAY.html"
section_path: "XPresso > XPresso Nodes > General > Ray Operator"
element_id: "GVRAY"
description: "This Node generates a ray and checks if and where it hits a polygon object. If you want the ray to collide with a Primitive object or a Generator object …"
---

# Ray Operator

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This Node generates a ray and checks if and where it hits a polygon object. If you want the ray to collide with a Primitive object or a Generator object, you must convert the object to polygons before using it with this Node.