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title: "Scene"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_PATTERN_NODE_UTILITY_SCENEINFO.html"
section_path: "The Node Editor > The individual Assets > Info > Scene"
element_id: "NET_MAXON_PATTERN_NODE_UTILITY_SCENEINFO"
description: "This page covers the Scene node of the classic node materials in Cinema 4D. It provides scene-level facts like render resolution or object count — global …"
---

# Scene

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
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> This page covers the **Scene node** of the classic node materials in **Cinema 4D**. It provides scene-level facts like render resolution or object count — global context for material logic.

![Image: 042274.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/042274.jpg)\
In this example, the colors for the surface are ascerteained as a function of the distance of the objects from the center of the scene.

> **Tip:** Note:
>
> This Node is only available when editing a classic Cinema 4D Node Material.

This Node provides basic information about the current scene, such as the render resolution, the number of objects or the number of CPUs used.