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# Surface Deformer

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page describes the **Surface deformer** in **Cinema 4D**. It glues geometry to the deforming surface of another object — a patch following simulated cloth, buttons on a shirt — without joining the simulation itself.

Using this deformer, an object surface can follow the surface deformation of another object. One application would be, for example, a patch on a piece of fabric, which in turn is deformed by a Cloth Tag. The patch can then follow the cloth deformation using the deformer without actually being part of the cloth simulation itself.

# Example

[Video: 2026](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/2026-0_surface_01_.mp4)

[![Image: halvar.png](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/halvar.png)](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Scenes/2026-0_surface_01_.c4d)