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title: "Track Operator"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/GVTRACK.html"
section_path: "XPresso > XPresso Nodes > General > Track Operator"
element_id: "GVTRACK"
description: "The Track Operator outputs the animation value (i.e., the value represented by the FCurve) of a given animation track at a defined time. Therefore, this …"
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# Track Operator

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The **Track Operator** outputs the animation value (i.e., the value represented by the FCurve) of a given animation track at a defined time. Therefore, this Node is well-suited for passing on time-delayed (or also concomitant) animations to other objects/parameters.

The animation track can be assigned to the Node in two ways:

- Drag the animation track from the Timeline onto the Node
- Drag the (animated) parameter from the **Attribute Manager** onto the Node