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title: "Split Vector"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_PATTERN_NODE_CONVERSION_SPLITVECTORCOMPONENTS.html"
section_path: "The Node Editor > The individual Assets > Conversion > Split Vector"
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description: "This page describes the Split Vector node of the classic node materials in Cinema 4D. It outputs a vector's individual components — extracting single axes …"
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# Split Vector

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page describes the **Split Vector node** of the classic node materials in **Cinema 4D**. It outputs a vector's individual components — extracting single axes from positions, directions or UVW data.

![Image: 042484.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/042484.jpg)\
Vectors can contain up to four individual values that can be read out via a Split Vector Node.

This Node outputs individual components of a vector.