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title: "Figure Object"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OFIGURE.html"
section_path: "Create Menu > Mesh > Figure Object"
element_id: "OFIGURE"
command_id: "5166"
description: "This page describes the Figure object in Cinema 4D. It creates a simple, hierarchically built human dummy from primitive shapes — convenient for scale …"
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# Figure Object

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page describes the **Figure object** in **Cinema 4D**. It creates a simple, hierarchically built human dummy from primitive shapes — convenient for scale reference, posing studies and blocking out scenes.

![Image: 001444.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/001444.jpg)

Use this command to create a figure that is made up of hierarchically structured simple polygonal shapes. These will be made visible when you convert (make editable) the parametric figure to a polygon object.

# Interactive editing

The figure has one handle:

- Drag handle (1) to change the height (size).

  ![Image: 001446.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/001446.jpg)\
  The handle for the figure primitive.