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title: "PBorn"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OP_BORN.html"
section_path: "Thinking Particles > Nodes > TP Generator Group > PBorn"
element_id: "OP_BORN"
description: "This page covers the PBorn node of Thinking Particles in Cinema 4D. It is the lightweight particle source — fewer parameters than PStorm — typically …"
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# PBorn

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page covers the **PBorn node** of Thinking Particles in **Cinema 4D**. It is the lightweight particle source — fewer parameters than PStorm — typically combined with PSetData and position nodes for precisely controlled particle creation.

![Image: 002717.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/002717.jpg)

PBorn is a simplified version of the PStorm Node. It also create particles, but offers fewer parameters; because of this you will often use a PSetData mode, say, to give the position, velocity and so on of the particles. This Node will often be used in combination with the PSurfacePosition and PVolumePosition Nodes.

![Image: 002718.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/002718.jpg)\
The basic setup for the PBorn Node. This example will create a sphere particle on the surface.