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title: "Inputs"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NEUTRONFIELD-NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_INPUTS.html"
section_path: "Create Menu > Field > Field Objects > Scene Nodes Field > Inputs"
element_id: "NEUTRONFIELD"
group_id: "NET_MAXON_NODE_BASE_GROUP_INPUTS"
description: "Here you will find the positions for which you should calculate field data. These positions are displayed locally in the coordinate system of the geometry …"
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## Inputs

Location Array

Location

- Local Position

  Here you will find the positions for which you should calculate field data. These positions are displayed locally in the coordinate system of the geometry or the *Cloner*.

- UVW

  These are the UVW data for the items for which you can calculate field values.

- Local Direction

  These are the local direction vectors at the positions where you calculate the field values.

- Index

- Count

  If a clone-generating generator is affected by this *Nodes Field*, the current clone index and the total number of clones are displayed here. By calculating **Index**/(**Count**-1), you can obtain the typical *Rate* value, which lies between 0 and 1 for all clones.

- Field In

  If you want to use this *Nodes Field* to directly access the previous fields listed below it, you can find their values here:

Location Array

Here you'll find an *Array Collection* of all **Local Positions**, **UVW** coordinates, and **Local Direction** vectors. You can, for example, unpack these arrays yourself using a [Iterate Collection](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NODE_CONTAINERITERATION.html.md) node and iterate over them.

Field Array In

You can use a [Decompose Container](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NODE_DECOMPOSECONTAINER.html.md) node or an [Iterate Collection](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/NET_MAXON_NODE_CONTAINERITERATION.html.md) node here to unpack the data of any fields that are used below this *Nodes Field* with the *Fields List*. If you prefer to work with the field values directly, you can find them under **Field In**.

Field Data to Capsule Matrix

Conversion from the coordinate system of the **Location** source object— for example, a *Cloner* — to the coordinate system of the *Nodes Field*.\
This is helpful, for example, when converting clone matrices so that a read-out field is assigned the correct positions and can calculate the corresponding intensities and colors.

Local Capsule Matrix

This is the local matrix of the *Nodes Field*—that is, its position, rotation, and scale relative to its parent object. If the *Nodes Field* is at the top level of the hierarchy in the *Object Manager*, the **Local Capsule Matrix** is the same as the **Global Capsule Matrix**.

Global Capsule Matrix

This is the global matrix of the **Nodes Field**. Regardless of the node effector's position in the hierarchy, this represents its position, rotation, and scale relative to the fixed world coordinate system.